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THE USE OF FIXED STARS IN ASTROLOGY
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THE USE OF FIXED STARS IN ASTROLOGY
RESEARCH STUDY ON
THE USE OF FIXED STARS IN ASTROLOGY
BASED ON THE TROPICAL (SAYANA) SYSTEM
BY
PROF. ANTHONY WRITER
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF
PROF. JINABHAI G. LAD
PRINCIPAL, JYOTISHA BHARATI
UNDER THE AUSPICE OF
JYOTISHA BHARATI
BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN
KULAPATHI K. MUNSHI MARG
MUMBAI 400 007
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HEAVEN IS A BOOK BEFORE THEE SET
"The heavens declare the glory of God. The skies proclaim the work of his
hands. Day after day they pour forth speech. Night after night they display
knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard."
Psalm 19: 1-3
"He alone [God] spread out the heavens...He made all the stars--the Bear,
Orion, the Pleiades, and the constellations of the southern sky. His great
works are too marvelous to understand..."
Job 9:8-10
"There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another
glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory."
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Corinthians 15:41
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DEDICATION
This thesis is dedicated to all men and women who have contributed to the
knowledge of astronomy and astrology with the noble aim of enlightening us
for a better life on this planet and for the progress and upliftment of civilization
from the dawn of time to eternity.
“Thank You So Much” in Billions
My parents and guardians forced me to study and taught me the value of
Education. They are not here to see this good work. I pray that the billions of
stars in the firmaments radiate my deep gratitude to them. Despite this, Oh
Divine Light, I am indebted to them eternally. May their souls rest in peace in
your eternal abode of joy, peace, happiness and everlasting life.
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Certification
TO WHOMSOEVER IT MAY CONCERN
This is to certify that Prof. Anthony Writer has completed his research study on “The Use
of Fixed Stars in Astrology”, based on the Sayana (Tropical) System, for a diploma in
Jyotisha Visharada of the Jyotisha Bharati, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai. This is an
in-depth study divided into two parts. Part one throws light on the knowledge gathered and
theories propounded on the Fixed Stars by various authorities since the dawn of civilization
till the current period. It also throws light on the use of fixed stars in astrology in
interpreting the birth chart as times change. Part two covers case studies of celebrated
personalities and the persons known to him.
The case studies of persons known to him have spanned a period of nearly a decade as
events had to be monitored by him. The preparation and completion of this thesis took a
period of 3 years under my guidance. As Prof. Writer used to seek guidance from me in the
Tropical (Sayana) System over the years, I have no hesitation in stating that this thesis is his
own work and all the case studies have been developed and written by him. It is my earnest
endeavour and cherished dream to champion the cause of research in astrology. I am
confident that this thesis will be a source of inspiration to all students and lovers of
astrology.
Date:14th April 2005
Place: Mumbai
Project Guide
Jinabhai G. Lad
Principal
Jyotisha Bharati
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Kulapathi Munshi Marg
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Mumbai 400 007
MY GUIDE: PRINCIPAL PROF. JINABHAI LAD
A star on the Mount of Jupiter promises position and status in career and society.
Principal Prof. Jinabhai Lad who started his career in life as an Accountant in a private firm ,
retired from service as the Managing Director of the company.
His passion for Astrology made him study the subject at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
In addition to teching Astrology for the last 32 yers, he carried out the duties of the
Secretary and Treasurer of the Bombay Astrological Society and it was during his tenure
that the Bombay Astrological Society merged with the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
From June 1999 he ws appointed as the Principal of Jyotisha Bharati of the Bharatiya Vidya
Bhavan, Mumbai.
As a teacher, with a keen and introspective mind, he has specialized in interpretation of
natal charts in the Sayana (Tropical), Nirayana (Sidereal or Hindu Astrology) and the
Paribhraman Padhathi. At the same time he has encouraged and guided students to use these
systems in practical application.
He has re-edited a book “Practical Astrology”, in Gujarati, which was out of print. He has
furnished additional information on “The Fixed Stars”, Navamsha, Esoteric Astrology and
Paribhraman Padathi. The book has become a standard text for the Jyotirvid Course.
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CO-PRINCIPAL PROF. GUSHTASP BEHRAMJI FORBES
Prof. Forbes, after completing his commerce graduation studied for the Chartered
Accountancy course. After completing this successfully, he also persued the course of
Company Secretary and joined service with Tata.
Prof. Fobres was interested in astrology since 1965 but took up the systematic study in the
Bombay Astrological Society in 1981 and completed his JYOTIRVID in 1982, standing
First class First and was awarded the Gold Medal. His guru, late Shri Gopalkrishna D.
Mody then told him to take charge and establish English Medium classes. He did this on an
“experimental” basis in 1983 and regular English medium classes commenced from 1984.
He simultaneously studied the K.P. System of Astrology, and stood first.
Prof. Forbes has consistantly followed the footsteps of his guru and mostly prefers to “read”
SAYANA CHARTS, though he is equally comfortable with Nirayana charts if need be.
Prof. Forbes has written two books on Astology:
1) “Basic Text Bok of Astrology” for first year students
2) “Advanced Text Book of Astrology” for second year students of Jyotirvid.
Both the books are written, keeping in mind the exhaustive syllabus of Jyotisha Bharati. He
is in the process of coming out with his third study: “Essays in Astrology”, which will
mostly cater to the students of Jyotisha Visharada. In fact, parts or this work is already
being given to students as reference notes. One of the essays deals exhaustively on Fixed
Stars and their effects.
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Presently, Prof. Forbes is the Co-Principal of Jyotisha Bharati and teaches both the Gujarati
as well as English medium students.
PROF. DAULATSINGH THAKUR
Prof. Daulatsingh, son of Shri Vithalsingh Thakur was born in 1924.
After passing Inter Science, he joined the “Ayurvedacharya with Medicine and Surgery”
Course at the Baneras Hindu University, a six-year degree course. After studying for 3
years, he was forced to stop his further studies due to unforeseen and unavoidable
circumstances, coinciding with the ill-health of his father and the closure of the college for
six months due to the “Quit India” movement.
He then joined the Reserve Bank of India and retired as a senior officer in October 1982.
His inquiring and searching mind to know “What Astrology Is and What It Is Not”
attracted him towards the Study of Astrology in 1968 and 1969. During the two-year study
at the Bombay Astrological Society he concentrated more on reading the Book and
Magazines which are stocked in the Library and developed “Academic Interest” in the
Celestial subject, which he continues till date.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
Chapter
Description
Page No.
I
Foreword
11
II
Prologue
12
III
Preface
14
IV
Scope of the thesis
17
V
Acknowledgement
18
VI
Introduction
A brief background
Learning from the Ancients with a reference to
the Indian System
Indian System derived from ancient observations
Comparison of Nakshatras
21
21
22
VII
The use of fixed stars neglected
31
VIII
The effect of the awareness of the precision of the equinox
on the Fixed Stars
34
IX
The measurement of the Fixed Stars by Ptolemy
35
X
Linking energies of the Fixed Stars
38
XI
Parans: the mathematical system
39
XIII
Mythology of the Fixed Stars
42
XIII
Fixed Stars and the four angles
52
XIV
Fixed Stars on the Planets
54
XV
The Sun and the Stars
66
XVI
The Constellations
68
XVII
Use of decanates in Mundane astrology
71
23
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PART I
Chapter
Description
Page No.
XVIII
Contributions to the use of Fixed Stars in astrology
down the ages
79
XIX
The Biblical interpretation of the Heavens and the Stars
109
XX
Use of the Fixed Stars in chart interpretations
113
XXI
How to judge the nature of Fixed Stars
120
XXII
Interpretations of Fixed Stars since ancient times in
comparison to modern interpretations
125
Interpretations f Fixed Stars in modern times
139
XXIII
PART II
I
Fixed Stars used in 12 signs – Index
141
II
Case Studies – a few points
153
III
Celebrated Case Studies
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar
Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore
Adolf Hitler
His Excellency APJ Abdul Kalam
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
Thomas Alva Edison
Charlie Chaplin
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Neil Armstrong
Princess Diana
Albert Einstein
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164
169
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182
190
199
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215
223
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
Chapter
Description
Page No.
IV
Case Studies of persons known to me
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20
21
22
Mr. Mac
Mr. Determination
Richard
Regulas the Mighty
Master Cutter
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
Dr. Jayantrao Narlikar
Ms. Sunita Joshi
Spica
A Computer Scientist
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271
279
284
292
295
299
302
V
Stark reality with no final conclusion
309
VI
Fixed Stars:The Commencement
310
VII
Bibliography
313
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FOREWORD
The use of fixed stars has not been explored and used much in natal astrology for the
following reasons:
1. Due to the fatalistic interpretations given from time immemorial, the subject has not
aroused keen interest.
2. For historical and intellectual reasons, backed by the judiciary of the times, the study
of astrology and the fixed stars suffered much set back.
3. For many centuries due to lack of transparency in communication and nonavailability of literature with easy access on the subject, the utility of this subject
with a rich heritage was lacking.
4. Changes with the pattern of life and a lack of scientific temperament also stalled the
progressive use of fixed stars in astrological interpreations.
The main reasons to select this topic on “The Use of Fixed Stars in Astrology” as a subject
for the thesis written by Mr. A. S. Writer are :
1. To make attempts to bring in a scientific temperament on the subject.
2. To link the subject from the times of the Aryans, the propogators of the knowledge
of the cosmos, the planets and the stars and their related phenomena to the ancient
civilizations, on of which is India, that is Bharat, apart from knowing the
philosophicl thoughts of those times.
3. To make attempts to show the authenticity of the knowledge used in the
interpretations of the fixed stars on the lives of human beings. The case studies are
divided into two sections: 1)Celebrated case studies; and 2)Case studies of persons
whom he has met personally for a continuous period and noted the events in their
lives.
After burning the midnight oil for many years together, to collect and go through the
litereature which is not available so easily on this subject, Mr. Writer has done justice to his
work and provided ample material and case studies to enable interested and serious students
to use it for further study and research.
My experience tells me tht the study and application of the fixed stars along with the natal
chart in its totality will enable astrologers to give a new dimension and direction for the
betterment of the lives of the common man, so that they could be assisted to acquire the
right attitude in times of crises, improve their living status and grow in spiritual knowledge,
as was the main aim of our great ancestors who have handed over the message of the stars to
us.
Jinabhai Lad
Principa, Jyotisha Bharati
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai
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Date :
PROLOGUE
“And God manifests Himself in many ways” Khalil Gibran
Predictive Astrology is indeed a very hazardous task and perfection in this field is indeed illusory.
My Guru, late Shri Gopalbhai D. Mody used to say that in astrology, you have to go from known to
the unknown. The Natal Chart before you is the only thing “known” to you. And with a view to
reach the “unknown”, an astrologer has to be very familiar with all the tools he needs to use. But for
doing this, the absolute necessity is an accurate, casting of the Natal Chart. An accurate, Spashta
Bhava Chalit Chart is a MUST. It is precisely for this reason, that we place so much importance and
stress on Kundali Ganit in our curriculum.
Your prediction can be just as good as the accuracy of the Chart. And in no other field of astrology
is this more relevant than in the use of Fixed Stars in predictive astrology. A reference to the fairly
exhaustive list of such Stars are given in this thesis and you will observe that often there are 3 to 6
Fixed Stars situated in just 1` of the Arc of the Zodiac. It is said that a difference of 4 minutes in the
recorded time of birth results in 1` difference of the Cusps. Hence, it will be realized that immense
accuracy will be needed to arrive at the appropriate assessment of the results of these Fixed Stars. ~
But this not all. There are many pitfalls in predictive astrology, especially when following the Fixed
Star route for analysis. Let us evaluate them serially.
FIRSTLY, the general rule is that Fixed Stars are concerned only or mainly with Conjunctions,
either with planets or Points (Parts) or Cusps. However, experience shows that in certain cases, even
other aspectual patterns merit attention. More particularly and most avoided is the Parallel aspects in
astrological analysis of Fixed Stars. Students are requested to bear this in mind always.
SECONDLY, it is said that the normal Orbs of Fixed Stars is just 1` of the Arc of the Zodiac. But as
we have seen above, there are often 4`to 6` or even more Stars within a degree of the Zodiac. And
these may be of varying result. Hence the stress on accuracy of casting a Horoscope. To add to the
confusion, some very few Stars have an Orb ranging from 4 to 7 such as Regulas (Magha) at the
tail of Leo and Formalhaut at the commencement of Pisces. These niceties need to be taken care of
for a balanced assessment of the Chart.
THIRDLY, the Ancient Masters have identified each Fixed Star with Magnitudes ranging from 1 to
16. In other words, Stars of the First Magnitude are the brightest as seen from the Earth and then
receding in brightness so that the Sixteenth Magnitude Stars are the faintest. Mercifully, for
predictive astrology, we take into account Stars of the first four Magnitudes only.
FOURTHLY, the Fixed Stars are allocated the Nature of different Planets. This of course, is not
done at random. The nature of these Planets indicate and reflect their own Nature to the Stars.
Normally, where two or more are known to lend their nature to the same Fixed Star, the one which is
placed first is know to be of Primary influence while the second and subsequent Planets are only
considered to be imparting their Secondary Nature.
FIFTHLY, it will be observed that the Fixed Stars are broadly divided into certain groups, such as
friendly or evil Star groups, violent in effect, Stars affecting the eyes or causing deformities in body,
etc.
SIXTHLY, even the details of the Declinations and latitudes of the Stars are important
considerations in order to experience the effects of the Fixed Stars. Spica (Chitra) is considered to
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be the most auspicious of the Fixed Stars, but it has South Declination and hence can be of very little
use to the native of Northern Hemisphere. This should never be lost sight of.
Lastly, interpretations of Stars should never be taken literally but should be applied according to the
conditions in which he lives or as per the placement in the individual Chart. For example, Caput
Algol is considered to be the worst of all the Fixed Stars in its effects. Normally, it is said to give
physical blindness in certain placements as with the Ascendant, sun or Moon. But if it is placed on
the Tenth Cusp, then instead of physical blindness, it can make the native blind to the situation in
which he is place (karma blind) as the Tenth house represents Karma.
Now, let us refer to the Nirayana and the Sayana systems as far as this branch of astrology goes.
The Nirayana system (Hindus Astrology) divides the Zodiac of 360` into 27 equal parts, so that each
part is of 13 20’ duration, which is known as Nakshatra. Each Nakshatra is further sub divided into
fourparts called as “Padas” or “Charanas”, each measuring 3 20’ duration and coinciding with a
Navamsa. Each Nakshatra is ruled by a Planet and each Pada is also ruled by different planets.
These nakshatras are made up of one or even thousands of Stars. But each Nakshatra has one or
more “YOGA TARA” which we call as Fixed Star in Sayana system. These so called “Fixed” Stars
also have some motion, howsoever insignificant these may be. Such Stars may have a motion of say
as little as 0’50” and thus need many years to move just 1 of the Zodiac. Hence they are considered
as Fixed.
Conclusion:
From the very elementary but nevertheless, extremely important exposition of Fixed Stars given
above, the student must have realized that what we know is merely, or rather, not even the proverbial
tip of the iceberg. Much devotion and determined meditation, accompanied by incessant research,
with an open mind, without any pre-conceived bias alone will reveal the hidden esoteric meanings of
Nature. However, a precondition to enter this vast ocean of knowledge is extreme humility, with no
place for ego at all, in the pursuit of Divine Truth.
I have gone through the entire thesis of Prof. Anthony Writer twice over. On your part when you
study this painstaking research thesis yourself, you will realize that only the Planets but even Fixed
Stars affect life on Earth. The cae studies given in this thesis is the practical application of vast
theory that precedes them. Each one of these case studies need to be studies and understood and then
applied by yourself to new charts that may pass your hand.
I congratulate Prof. Writer on his very painstaking accomplishment, on a subject which most would
like to avoid at all cost, and have no reservation in suggesting that this thesis be recommended by the
Executive Committee of Jyotisha Bharati as a standard Text Book for the advanced students of
Jyotisha Visharada Course.
G.B. Forbes
Co-Principal, Jyotisha Bharati
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Mumbau 400 007
Date”30th March 2005
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PREFACE
After discussing with various knowledgeable persons in the field of astrology, I am given to
understand that the study of the fixed stars is not at all popular, moresoever in India, with the
vast majority of astrologers and lovers of astrology. Many of the knowledgeable scholars
have not made attempts to utilize this knowledge in the interpretation of charts for various
reasons known to them only. Some of the reasons are as follows :
There is very scant literature and that too is not easily accessable to the interested readers.
The literature available is at times terrifying and it is the normal nature of the human mind to
shun away from fear and take solace in easy and light topics of astrology.
The application of fixed stars for interpreatation of events from the natal chart needs the
mind to be trained and accustomed to the rigours of a correct degreecal chart. Though
degreecal charts are available through various software programmes, by force of habit we
tend to skip what the degrees of the zodiac means and slip into the the ocean of light
literature and mythology. This has created an atmosphere of striving for progress and
success with very little discipline and hard work.
Non-availability of latest material, which is mostly written and published in the West cannot
be purchased due to the cost factor. Even related software programmes become very costly.
The serious Indian student has to spend a lot of time in travelling to and fro from home to
office and back, that too in congested transport systems. This consumes a lot of time and
energy and by the end of a long day, he is totally fagged out. Hence, very little time is
available for study and research.
Taking the above points into consideration in a generally frustrating and hectic environment
that demotivates students with vacillating minds, I have attempted the following :
To make available as much material available in this study of fixed stars and related topics
such as constellations, the people who contributed to its study from ancient times,
quotations, illustrations, etc., just to make it comprehensive.
Wherever possible, the names of the authors, articles and books have been mentioned.
The thesis attempts to link the thought processes of the ancient civilizations to modern
interpretations.
The method used for interpretation is that the natal chart degreecally cast is foundation, and
the degrees on the angles, cusps, luminaries and planets falling on the fixed stars are taken
into consideration with an orb one degree generally. There is some flexibility of the orb for
the angles, the luminaries in relation to important fixed stars of 1st magnitude. In such cases
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they extend to 2 ½ degrees orb on either side. This flexibility is permitted due to experience
of results obtained from my study over the years.
The characteristics, interpretation, etc. is exhaustive at many places for the sole reason that
information is readily available to the readers not accustomed to the study of fixed stars.
Further to this, information on the fixed stars is given in Part III, in alphabetic order. The
material is taken from the website of Anne Wright, who gives both the positive and negative
sides of the effect of the fixed stars.
Attempts have been made to avoid negative points of the fixed star as far as possible, with
my firm belief that: “Character is Destiny”. The native can suppress the negative points that
affect his character and destiny and highlight and work on the positive one, thereby
transforming himself completely. Our sages have said that through yoga and tapasya one
can change the course of destiny. In the modern world any person who spends years (day in
and day out) to study a subject, sacrificing everything, is also undergoing penance. By such
a sacrifice he has moved away from the path of worldly attractions.
If such negative points have at all been stressed, then it is only with a view of caution and
that they could be avoided by the native for his/her interest.
No astrologer should pinpoint negative traits when there are good points for development.
This method can only give hope and optimism to the common man, who is already confused
and feels let down due to the changing times and stress of modern life.
Part III gives both the good and bad interpretations of the fixed stars and the reader can
easily have access to it and come to his/her own conclusion.
The simple method used in the thesis backed by the vast information from various sites,
articles and books, reference of which is given in the bibliography could be a beginning in
research and exploration of this complicated subject of fixed stars.
The thesis is divided into two sections:
1.
Part I deals with the information and theories in astrology and the fixed stars
since the dawn of ancient civilizations. Attempts have been made to incorporate
information and thought a very simple manner.
2.
Part II deals with case studies divided into two sections processes from different
astronomers and astrologers in:
a) Case studies of celebrities
b) Case studies of persons known to me and whose events in life have been
witnessed and recorded by me (real names are not mentioned due to the
ethics binding us by the code of secrecy).
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It should be remembered that fixed stars cannot be used for chart interpretion in isolation.
The astrologer should take into account all the other points like signs, elements, triplicities,
quadruplicities, planets, the degrees of the zodiac, the harmonics, etc. while using the
knowledge of the fixed star for chart interpretations. The case studies make the above points
clear. Further, I only hope that interested readers and serious students will make use of it for
application in chart reading because attempts have been made to use fixed stars in
progression and transits in the case studies. With so many changes all around in our lives
related to artifacts, socifacts and mentifacts affecting us so swiftly and suddenly and taking
us unaware, it is necessary for us to do continuous research and give relevant interpretations
related to the lives and events of our times. The scriptures say: Change is ever present and
is the order of the universe. Today change is inevitable. To make the study of astrology and
the fixed stars simple and relevant to modern civilization, it is also necessary to suitably
bring about a change in the interpretations of the fixed stars, with a message of hope to all of
us. Psychologists tell us that happiness is a state of mind and to persons who have not
reached a stage of higher consciousness and spiritual level, the word ‘happiness’ will only
denote material attainment and other gratifications. The wise man has said “Happiness is an
occasional episode in this vast drama of pains”
By training our minds with these skills and techniques, we will be able to point out such
happy occasions and at the same time suggest remedies to the common man for their
spiritual elevtion. It is rather difficult, but from my experience it not impossible. People
referred to in my case studies have improved quite remarkably, but over a period of time.
There are many cases which are not mentioned by me (as my lips are bound by total
secrecy) where remedies were suggested but they were just like touching the tip of an
iceberg and it took a long time for them even to accept them. From my experience I feel
that we should not be frustrated and learn the virtue of Saturnine Patience and Jupiterian
Optimism. Overcoming harships and finding opportunities of covert adverse situations to
positive results can only prove that we possess such qualities.
Despite unceasing efforts to be comprehensive, no research is fool proof. For all the
shortcomings, errors of omission and commission in this study, I am solely responsible.
I wish the readers happy reading so that the study of the fixed stars becomes popular from its
point of utility and positive results, thereby bringing in the beneficial message of the stars
for a better and healthier life for all us.
A. S. Writer
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THE SCOPE OF THE THESIS
The thesis on “The Use of Fixed stars in Astrology” is an attempt to show the influence of
the fixed stars on the life of a native, when they are in conjunction, opposition, or parallel
aspects with a planet or significant point in the horoscope. The gravity of their influence is
felt more when they are on the Ascendant, Culmination or Angles, or near the Sun or Moon
at birth. Attempts will be made to show their influence on the angles and cusps when
directed.
By looking into the vast vault of the heavens it is my desire to rediscover, analyze, test and
employ this great heritage of star knowledge with a fond hope that it could encourage others
to revive its study for the betterment of the race.
It is true that fixed stars are not progressed or arced. However they do process forward in
the zodiac, thereby giving the energy field of that planet a superimposed profile and bring
changes into the life corresponding to the influences of the particular star.
As literature and relevant material is scarce and not readily available, it is my endeavour to
incorporate large data so that it is available in one set. Further, theories propounded by
different authors will also be touched upon, so that they could be of help in analyzing and
interpreting the charts.
The thesis incorporates case studies of celebrated personalities and people known to me.
The case studies of people known to me are very important because events in their lives
have been witnessed and recorded by me. Due to the ethics of the code of secrecy, neither
their names nor many of their life events are revealed.
Attempts have also been made to link the study of fixed stars from ancient times to the
modern. This is with a view to expose to the readers that the interpretations of the fixed
stars should be adapted to the changing environment times, especially at a time when the
precision of the equinox is in the magnetic orb of Aquarius, the sign that signifies science,
intellect and detached knowledge. The history of mankind never witnessed so much of new
knowledge in science and technology and industrial revolutions as in the last 150 years
when the precision of the equinox gradually shifted from the eight to the sixth degree of
Pisces. This has brought in inexorable and irresistible change and society is in a very fluid
stage.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
“Institutions are shadows of great men”
Thomas Carlyle
Remembering persons with fondness and deep gratitude
It was in 1989, when I was in constant touch with the late Prof. Gopal D. Mody, the then
Principal of the Bombay Astrological Society and later on the Jyotisha Bharati of the
Bharatya Vidya Bhavan, he knew that I was getting curious about the study of the Fixed
Stars. In his typical style, Mr. Mody would either introduce a subject in astrology or a book
of importance, make us curious to such an extent that we would feel that the onus of
acquiring knowledge or reading the book lies with us. This great style of enlightenment fired
my imagination and I started my search of the heavens linked to the affairs of men and
women.
Prof. Jinabhai Lad and the present thesis: From 1994 onwards, I started applying the
knowledge of fixed stars in the charts of men and women and took the guidance of Prof.
Jinahbhai Lad. I had easy entry to his house with my problems in astrology. He has been
kind enough to entertain me at odd hours and give solutions to my queries in the most
satisfying and convincing manner. It was due to his suggestion that I took up this task of
writing the present thesis under his guidance.
Prof. G. B. Forbes and the present thesis : The great professor of Harward said that men use
only 10 per cent of their memory. Caught in a maze of problems created by my life style
and passion of studying astrology from various sources, the study of Fixed Stars were again
introduced in the second year Jyotirvid and taught by Prof. G. B. Forbes, the Co-Principal of
Jyotisha Bharati. He was kind enough to accede to my request to permit me take classes on
Natal Astrolgy, which included the fixed Stars and aspects, for 1st year Jyoisha Visharadha
in 2003. Further, Prof. Forbes has been very kind by sparing his valuable time in correcting
both the theory in part I and case studies in Part II of this thesis twice, paragraph by
paragraph, sentence by sentence, word by word, syllable by syllable, punctuation by
punctuation, apart from all the suggestions of alignment and indexing. His hard work and
suggestions has made this thesis appealing and presentable with a high quality and standard.
The quest for knowledge on fixed stars was further accelerated when Prof. D.V. Thakur,
who presented me a copy of "The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology" by Vivian E.
Robson, as a token of appreciation for typing his two books on Kundali Ganit and Sayana I.
I strongly feel that Prof. Thakur had the intuition long back that I was destined to do this
study on fixed stars. His deep insight of Tropical and Sidereal Astrology has enriched my
knowledge.
When I quote Thomas Carlyle, I remember one of his heroes, Samuel Johnson, who used to
say :”the business of life is to go forward”. It is heartening to note that all these professors
at Jyotisha Bharati are great men in this respect. They have sacrificed much of their time,
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money and energy and invested their sweat, blood and toil in pursuit of knowledge and
finding out various methods to impart it to the students. I acknowledge my deep gratitude
for their assistance and encouragement given to me all throughout. The smiles and good
words of the staff of Jyotisha Bharati are sources of encouragement to me and I thank one
and all for their assistance from time to time and as an expression of my gratitude I print all
their names in this acknowledgement. The staff members of Jyotisha Bharati, Mumbai,
under the Chairmanship of Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. J.H. Dave are :
Principal : Prof. J. G. Lad, Co-Principal : Prof. G. B. Forbes, Vice-Principal Prof. V. M.
Sompura, Prof. Sharad C. Joshi, Prof. D.V. Thakur, the Late Dr. Ramanlal Nayak, Prof.
Sukdev Purani, Dr. Nitin Gala, Prof. Dolly Kothari, Prof. Rajesh Kacha, Prof. S. S. Pandit
and Prof. Anshu Goil.
While speaking of Jyotisha Bharati, I would fail in my duty if I do not express my deep
gratitude to prof. Sharad C. Joshi, for going out of the way in solving my queries on
Krishnamuthi Padathi even during very late hours, and that too on the telephone, when I was
given the opportunity to teach K. P. fundamentals in 2001 and 2002. His research-oriented
method of teaching is a great inspiration to me. He has written many books on the theory of
Krishnamurti Padathi with case studies and is a guide to many students who have been
engaged in research projects in Krishanmurti Padathi.
The man who moulded me with an inquiring and research-oriented mind is the late
Dr. Rashmi Mayur, the Urban and Environmental Scientist, He trained me to speak and
write and I always was a part of his research team. Two important projects are : 1) “The
Flight of Talented Personnel from Developing Nations to Developed Nations” – a project for
the United Nations in 1973. 2) “Crime, Violence and Tension” – a project for the Home
Ministry of India in 1975.
The late Mr. KBS Mani, fondly called Mani Anna for teaching me the Krishnamurti Padathi
with Raphel’s Table of Houses, Mahabala’s Ephemeris and manual calculation. Despite his
impoverished condition (of which I was note fully aware of at that time) he took very good
care of me and made me feel at home all the time.
A friend in need is a friend in deed :
deep gratitude to the the persons who have helped me
Mr. Norman D’souza, Vice-president of Silverline Technologies Inc. and senior financial
management consultant in New York, has been sending me material needed for my study at
instant notice. I will cherish his friendship and the timely assistance for ever.
Mr. Surendranath Mane, fondly called Bal Mane, presented me with a personal computer
with all the accessories as a token of friendship and to express his gratitude for the
consultancy services provided by me over the years. The pace of this project with better
quality has been accelereated and made possible due to the P.C.
At this juncture I also remember my friends and well-wishers Mr. Prashana Sawant, a
Systems Scientist in New York and his brother, Mr. Prashant Sawant, Mr. Satish Sawant,
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D.C.P. Mr. Raosaheb Shinde, Mr. Ashok Kakde, D.C.P. Mr. Shashikant E. Shinde, Mr.
Avinahsh Rananaware, Mr. Naresh Dulhani, Ms. Bharati Jadhav, Ms. Geeta Kunder,
Ms. Bindya Kalantri and Mr. Dharmesh K. Shah for their moral support, kindness and
assistance from time to time.
Mr. Suraj Subramaniam, at present doing his M.S. in Electronics at the University of Texas,
Arlington, U.S.A.and an expert in Web Designing, was very kind to download tons of
material on Fixed Stars at a time when I did not have a P.C. He give a print out of all the
fixed stars in detail and numerous celebrated charts, covering about 800 pages. Along with
him Mr. Jayshankar Natarajan used to assist him in downloading and printing the material
which tooks many weeks.
Ms. Mayah Manghnani, Chairperson of Muktangan International Foundation, whose NGO is
specially for the defence personnel (who have been injured and disabled while defending our
motherland) and their families. She is a social worker who always volunteers to assist the
underprivileged, the forlon forsaken. Her good work and noble deeds will be cherished for
ever.
Mr. Shivanand Karkera, systems analyst and engineer at Wipro, has been knind enough to
teach the use of Corell Draw and other functions of the computer. He has been very kind
enough to prepare the charts for thesis, over and over again. He has spent late hours to even
keep my P.C. in good condition. I admire his attitude while helping others. An ardent
follower of dharma and karma, he does his work as stated in the scriptures: “Do your duty
and leave the fruits of reward with Me”. He has been a morale booster all throughout the
project.
Mr. Sundeep Arora, Proprietor of Scan Printers and a well-known Rotarian and Social
Worker installed the software of Photoshop in my P.C. and taught me how to use it. It has
helped in preparing illustrations for the project and course material for students in astrology
and palmistry. He has gone out of the way of assist me all the time.
Members of the student community
During the last one decade of my teaching career at Jyotisha Bharati, many of the students
have been giving me ideas, suggestions along with encouraging words, I have to confess
that the impact of their influence has been a morale booster and source of encouragement in
all my work. While praying for success in all their endeavours, I thank them for their kind
words of encouragement.
Sharing and Co-operation – a Key factor to Success
It is an undeniable fact that the case studies of “persons known to me” is a success due to
their full co-operation. The beneficiaries are our students and lovers of astrology. All the
complex astrological theories have been portrayed to life and connected to events. Applied
Astrology is an art combining the physically, the metaphysically and the Divine. Art is also
an appocolypse of nature. Man is part of nature. I am grateful to these persons for their
whole hearted assistance given to me from time to time to monitor events. May the Divine
Light shower you with blessings and enable you to harness you energies and vibrations so
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that they are rekindled into a flame that merges with Divinity itself. Friends, the gift of God
is eternal life that awaits us after this temporary sojourn.
INTRODUCTION
“For, by the sacred radiance of the sun,
The mysteries of Hecate and the night;
By all the operation of the orbs.
From whom we do exist and cease to be”
- William Shakespeare
A BRIEF BACKGROUND
Astrology deals with the observation and correlation of energy exchanging between the
planets of the solar system, the stars in the constellations and life here on Earth. There are
astrological markings uncovered which have been found to date back as far as 3000 B.C.
The Chaldeans (later known as the Babylonians) kept records which date back to 700 B.C.
Wise men of this period were known as astrologer priests and they were highly esteemed in
the community. Their knowledge was based on observations of the positions of stars and
planets which they used to cast horoscopes and natal charts for kings and rulers. The priests
of the Egyptian Pharaohs were instructed in astrology by the Babylonians for it was a part of
their religion.
It is imperative for us to have a glimpse of the dawn of time and the original role that stars
played in human lives just to understand the importance of fixed stars and constellations in
astrology. Long before there were horoscopes, aspects, houses or signs, dedicated priest
astrologers of virtually every civilization, observed and measured sky patterns. The first
picture bookof man was the sky and man used to spend hours of the night observing the ever
moving heavenly spectacle. Mysterious risings, settings, and circling of the heavens were
weighed against mundane phenomena of earth, sea and mankind. The ancient wisdom
recorded by earliest scribes, known only to these most learned priests of the earliest
civilizations has come into our hands.
In the process of their observation, certain bodies in the sky were seen to be relatively
stationary to the earth. To distinguish them from the Planets or the “Wanderers” that move
with the zodiac, the ancients called them Fixed Stars. Fixed Stars are suns beyond our
solar system. Our sun is a fixed star. Many fixed stars are viewed with astrological
interpretation in relationship to worldly events and personal birth charts. They are referred to
as fixed because they are generally so far away it takes millions of years for their light to
reach our visual sight on earth and thus provide the appearance that they are fixed in the
heavens and do not move.
Encyclopedia Britannica states that fixed star was a general name applied to all selfluminous stars by ancient astronomers because, due to their considerable distance from
Earth, stars appeared to have no relative motion and so were thought of as remaining fixed
in position in sky; Halley proved this wrong in early 18th century; in contrast, planets were
called wandering stars.
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In reality, these fixed stars also advance at a rate of approximately 50.23” of the arc per year.
As the fixed stars are beyond the zodiac, lying in the constellations, they do no move across
the ecliptic. Those near the ecliptic and of significant magnitude have considerable
influence.
John J. Falone, author of “The Genius Frequency” while writing about the background stars
or the fixed stars, says that “we have hardly nicked the surface of this vast potential body of
knowledge. Again, for purposes of our understanding, it would be useful to regard the
constellations in same way one regards a symphony. The constellations form the chord
structures through which we pass and planets are the solo artists that play against this
tonal/textural background.”
Learning from the ancients with a reference to the Indian system
Throughout the centuries, people have looked to the stars to help them navigate across open
oceans or featureless deserts, know when to plant and harvest, and preserve their myths and
folklore. Ancient peoples used the appearance or disappearance of certain stars over the
course of each year to mark the changing seasons. To make it easier to "read" this celestial
calendar, they grouped the brighter stars into readily recognizable shapes, the constellations.
We are given to understand that our modern constellation system comes to us from the
ancient Greeks. The oldest description of the constellations as we know them comes from a
poem, called Phaenomena, written about 270 B.C. by the Greek poet Aratus. However, it is
clear from the poem that the constellations mentioned originated long before Aratus' time.
No one is sure exactly where, when, or by whom they were invented. And yet a little
detective work reveals a plausible origin.
The first clue is that Aratus' constellations did not include any near the south celestial pole
(the point on the celestial sphere directly above the Earth's south pole) because that area of
the sky was always below the horizon of the ancient constellation-makers. From the size of
this uncharted area of the sky, we can determine that the people responsible for the original
constellations lived near a latitude of 36° north -- south of Greece, north of Egypt, but
similar to the latitude of the ancient Babylonians and Sumerians.
In addition, the constellation-free zone is not centered exactly on the south celestial pole.
Because of a "wobble" of the Earth's axis of rotation, the position of the celestial poles
changes slowly with time, a phenomenon known as precession. The uncharted area is
centered on the place in the sky where the south celestial pole would have been around the
year 2000 B.C. This date matches the time of the Babylonians and Sumerians.
Since the beginning of time, ancients gazed at the stars with reverence and awe. In contrast,
the study of our solar system’s planets, as used in modern astrology, is relatively new - it is
only 4500 years old. The stars are termed Fixed Stars because they do not appear to move,
as compared to the planets that appear to continually wander the sky.
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Ancient Egyptians worshiped the star Sirius (Isis) as its July rising brought fertility to the
land through the flooding of the Nile River. And where would modern religion or the retail
business be without three wise astrologers called the Magi? New technology makes the
study of these ancient stars practical.
Indian System derived from ancient observations
In ancient times the Aryans were living at the North Pole and during the night they observed
the sky throughout the year. For 6 months of the year there was day (Brahama’s day) and
for another six months there was night (Prajapati’s night). One day of theirs (of 24 hours)
was equal to one year of ours. It took one nakshatra or asterism 1000 years to come to the
horizon. The scene was a continuous whirling of the dome. Therefore, for the 27
nakshatras used in Indian (Hindu) astrology today, it took 27000 years.
The March of Time
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a) The Celestial Equator passed through each nakshatra in turn, which rises exactly in
the east (the true east).
b) The Sun’s conjunction with the easternly rising nakshatra determined the true east in
each age or yuga.
c) The east was, therefore, a variable direction.
Later on, due to freezing climatic conditions, the Aryans moved from the North Pole to
habitats which were more stable climatically. Some of them settled in Central Asia, others
moved to Europe via Greece, the seed of European civilization, while others moved to India
through Afghanistan.
The following were their observations :
1.
The East was a variable point. The only fixed direction was the zenith and any
star occupying this point would be called Dhurva Taraka.
2.
Any luminary in the southern hemisphere would be called invisible and the
horizon was the celestial equator.
3.
The Sun would come to the equator on 21st March and then it is seen whirling
round and round, gradually making circles of high altitudes.
4.
From 11th June to 1st July, it would be seen stationary for 21 days, whilst at a
constant height of 23 ½ degrees.
5.
Then the Sun gradually descends and becomes invisible (or sets) on 23rd
September.
6.
There was a continuous lighted period of 6 months duration (Aha) and an equally
long dark period (Rathra).
7.
When the Sun comes to the Celestial Equator, it becomes visible to the Polar
residents. This phenomenon occurs only once after a year, but it’s rising point
shifts in a reverse direction.
The Sun’s diurnal movements in latitude 82 ½ North.
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8.
Modern astronomy tells us that the rate of this shift is known as the Precision of
the Equinox, shifting by about 50.23seconds per year.
9.
The Sun would come to the same point of the ecliptic, as the equinotical Sun, in
about 26,000 years approximately.
10.
The Moon would remain invisible so long as her declination was Southern. As
soon as her declination became zero, she would make her first appearance to the
residents of the North Pole. She would whirl round and round to a height of 30
degrees and after giving a continuous light for about 15 days, would disappear.
The Moon’s continuous visibility (Shukla Paksha)
The Moon’s continuous invisibility (Krishna Paksha)to the dwellers at the North Pole
11.
The Celestial equator slides on the ecliptic in a retrograde direction and hence
passes through each star (whose latitude is less than 23 ½ degrees). Hence each
star (nakshatra) got its turn of being an eastern star. The equator passes through
the same star twice during the period of 26000 years (on the first occasion it
intersects the ecliptic at an angle of 22 ½ degrees and the other, it will be
intersecting at an angle of 180 degrees from 23 ½ degrees. Hence if Kritikas
were an eastern star in 3000 B.C., it were so even in the year 16000 B.C.
12.
To the Vedic sages the stars were known as nakshatras ( groups of stars having
different shapes). Initially, due to the gradual retrograde shifting of the Sun’s
rising position in the horizon of the polar region, it was observed that the Sun
shifts the place by an interval of 1000 years and at the end of this period a new
star rises in the East. The number of asterism or stars according to the then belief
was 24 in one Brahama’s ahoratra of 24000 years.
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13.
Later on, Abhijit or Wega (6Cap40 to 10 Cap53.so) was included and there was a
split up into two parts each of the 3 groups of Phalguni, Ashada and Bhadrapada
in the names of Purva and Uttras. Then, in the 28 constellation system one
Brahama’s ahoratra was equal to 28000 years
14.
When the Aryans left the polar they saw 360 sunrises and sunsets and the
nakshatras were modified to 27 (discarding Abhijit) and Brahama’s ahoratra
now took a period of 27000 years, corresponding to the 27 nakshatras.
15.
In “Astronomical Light on Vedic Culture” R.V Vaidya states the following: “The
nakshatra was the period of time taken by a star group to remain as our eastern
star for the preceding star. According to him the following stars must have come
to the Celestial equator in the century years noted against them:
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Asterism (star)
Aswini
Bharni
Kritika
Rohini
Mriga
Ardra
Punarvasu
Pushya
Ashlesha
Magha
Purva Phalguni
Utra Phalguni
Hasta
Chitra
Swati
Vishaka
Anuradha
Jayestha
Mool
Purva Ashada
Uttra Ashada
Shravana
Dhanista
In the year (B.C.)
1900
3300
3000
2103
2700
4000
7100
7300
6800
8800
12200
12800
9800
12300
13200
15100
15300
14601
13000 and 2000
14000 and 3000
16.
According to the Vedic sages it was the Kritikas that occupy the first place in the
list of stars.
17.
The Vedic sages observed that the nakshatras were a cluster of stars resembling
the parts of the human body or those of the beast, like Mriga the deer or antelope,
Hasta, the fingerprints of the hand, etc. The original names given by these sages
have changed today.
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18.
They also observed the constellations which also had different shapes of animals,
objects, vehicles, reptiles, etc.
19.
Each nakshatra had a particular deity and symbols and remedial measures were
taken recourse to for various measures.
20.
From time immemorial myths and mysteries have been created around the
nakshatras.
Apollonius Tyanaeus, a Greek thinker and traveler of the 1st Century A.D. wrote that in
India the first references to astronomy are to be found in the Rig Veda which is dated around
2000 B.C. Vedic Aryans in fact deified the Sun, Stars, Planets and Comets. Astronomy was
then interwoven with astrology and since ancient times Indians have involved the planets
(called Grahas) with the determination of human fortunes.
From the above it has been noted that the ancient Aryans, from whom we have inherited this
vast legacy of the stars, have contributed and enriched the knowledge of the fixed stars,
which were observed in their collective form as nakshatras or asterisms. Fixed stars are the
brightest stars observed from the nakshatras and constellations.
Richard Hinckley Allen’s book 'Star names - Their lore and meaning' was originally
published in 1899. It provides proper names of stars from many cultures over the period of
recorded history. The book studies the names of stars, constellation by constellation in an
alphabetical order. In each constellation, the proper names of stars from various cultures are
discussed. It includes the then contemporary astronomical identity of stars as Flamsteed
numbers and Bayer identities. The book covers all the constellations. The period of the book
was before formalization of the constellation definitions to 88 by International Astronomical
Union in 1930. The pattern followed in the book is to identify all visible stars in each
constellation through their Bayer identities and then address their historical European names
(Greek and other nationalistic cultures), followed by the Arabic names, the Chinese names
and ‘Hindu names`. This has been systematically carried out to cover all the constellations.
In each case, anecdotal data is provided using local folklore, historical documents and other
cultural documents. An analysis is provided with suggestions as to possible influence of one
culture on the other, in arriving at the proper names for stars.
S. Balakrishna's 'Names of Stars from period of Vedas' of 1999, writes :
A number of stars in the sky were given proper names by people of India, i.e, Bharata,
during the Vedic period (2000-4000 BC). Amongst them the twenty-eight names were given
to stars over 360 degrees of the moon path along the ecliptic. Among these, use of one of
these names, Abhijit as a daily star has been discontinued in modern times. Ancient
astrology of this culture, called Jyotishya Shasthra, has its origins during that period and has
been gradually modified. This astrological system uses a moon-pointer daily star definition,
based on the 27 daily stars, with Sanskrit proper names, corresponding to 13.20 degree steps
along the ecliptic in the moon path. Efforts have been made to associate and identify these
Sanskrit proper names to explicit star or groups of stars along the ecliptic, and determine
their modern astronomical names.
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In the vedic literature, Bharateeya's have the oldest continuing culture running for thousands
of years. Pre-vedic culture understood the motions of the bodies in skies and evolved a
moon pointer calendar, moon pointing to daily stars in the skies. Various stars in the moon
path and a few others were given proper names many thousand years ago. Some notable
proper names from veda's assigned to stars are the 27 or 28 daily stars Ashwini to Revati,
the saptarishis(Ursamajor for Rishis Marichi, Vasishta,Angirasa, Atri, Puslastya, Pulaha,
Karatu or Gautama, Bhardwaja, Vishvamitra, Kashyapa, Jamdagni, Vasishtha and Atri),
Dhruva (Polaris) and Arundhati. Chandramana or Moon pointer almanac has been
extensively used during and since Vedic period. The thousands of year old lunar almanac
system is an integral part of traditional Bharateeya’s, who probably have a birth horoscope
where in an important parameter is the birth Nakshatra and birth Rashi.
Comparison of Nakshathra identities by R.H.Allen and Balakrishna
Nakshathra
R.H.Allen
Popular Name
Balakrishna
Popular Name
Ashwini
13α−aries
Hamal
13α−Αries
Hamal
6β−Aries
6β−Αριεσ
Also
Equuleus
Bharani
Krittika
41-Aries
41−Aries
33-aries
39−Aaries
35 Aries
35 Aries
25η−Aries
25η−Aries
Pleiades
plus five
others
Rohini
87α−Tau
plus five others
Al Debaran
Also
21α−Scorp
io
Mrigashira
Pleiades
87α−Tau
Aldebaran
plus four others
50ζ−Ori
Al Nitak
112β−Tau
46ξ−Ori
Al Nilam
plus two others
34δ−Οri
Mintaka
El Nath
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Aardhra
58α−Ori
Betelguese
Al Hena
24γ-Gemini
Punarvasu
66α−Gem
Castor
78β−Gemini
Pollux
66α−Gem
Castor
Pushya
47δ−Cnc
17β−Cnc plus two
Al Tarf
Aaslesha
Not
defined
16α−Cnc
Asselus Astrelis
Magha
32α−Leo
32α−Leo
Regulus
Poorva
Phalguni
Uttara
Phalguni
Regulus
30ε−Leo
30ε−Leo
41γ1−Leo
41γ1−Leo
68δ−Leo
Zosma
70θ−Leo
Chort
70θ−Leo
Chort
68δ−Leo
Zosma
94β−Leo
Denebola
32α−Leo
Zavijava
5β−Virgo
Zavijava
30ε−Leo
Denebola
41γ1−Leo
Hasta
α−Corvi
Alchiba
29γ−Vir
β−Corvi
Gienah
43δ−Vir
δ−Corvi
Porrima
47ε−Vir
ε−Corvi
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Chithra
67α−Virgo
Spica
67α−Virgo
Swati
α−Bootes
Arcturus
99ι−Virgo
Vishaka
9α2−Libra
ZubenelGenubi
9α2−Libra
ZubenelGenubi
27β−Libra
Zubenelschemili
27β−Libra
Zubenelschemil
i
8β1−Sco
Graffias
7δ−Sco
Dschubba
7δ−Sco
Dschubba
8β1−Sco
Graffias
Jyesta
21α−Sco
Antares
21α−Sco
Antares
Moola
35λ−Sco
Shaula
42θ−Oph
34ν−Sco
Alniyat
Anuradha
Poorva
Ashada
Spica
34α−Sag
Not
defined
Nunki
38ζ−Sag
Sagittariu
s
34α−Sag
UttaraAshad
a
Not
defined
(Abijit)
Sagittariu
s
Vega
α−Aquila
Al Sham
β−Aquila
Al Tair
γ−Aquila
Tarazed
Geidi
38ζ−Sag
Shravana
δ−cap
Deneb Al Geidi
6β−Delphi
nus
55ζ, 48γ, 52π−Aqr
73λAquarius
90φ−Aqr
Dhanishta
Shatabhisha
ja
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Poorva
Bhadra
α-Pegasi
Apharetz
28ω−Psc
β-Pegasi
Scheat
18λ− Psc
γ-Pegasi
AlGenib
Mankab
Uttara Bhadra
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63δ -Psc
71ε-Psc
Revati
86ζ-Psc
99η-Psc
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THE USE OF FIXED STARS NEGLECTED
Though fixed stars represented an important ancient source of knowledge for astrology, the
marked fatalism associated with their interpretation fell into disfavour due to two modern
trends:
During the 1600-1800s astrology became less popular after astronomy was disassociated
from astrology and became a science in and of it self. The Church and high courts began to
proclaim astrology to be a superstition.
Up until the Renaissance, the fixed stars used to be a standard part of the astrological art.
But from the Renaissance onwards the marked fatalism associated with their interpretations
fell into disfavor with two modern trends; the new knowledge emerging in the Renaissance
that developed into the full blown rationalism of the Enlightenment, and which gave a
greater complexity to causation and the Protestant Reformation with its stress on free will.
The latter lies at the root of a modern individualism aiming at an autonomy which had no
use for fate. Gradually, as the cult of freedom developed, the fixed stars, along with the also
widely used Arabic Parts, began to drop out of astrological usage. There was of course some
reason for the modern prejudice and change. As Noel Tyl observes: "The meanings
developed around almost all the stars are drastic, promising scandal, death, blindness,
upheaval, chaos etc. Perhaps this was ancient astrology's way of grasping the concept of
explaining the painful anomalies of life in those times before there was any knowledge of
the trans-Saturnian planets".
Olivia Barclayn states that “Ptolemy's astrology, in fact all astrology, was banned from
Europe in the fifth century. It was rescued and preserved by the Arabs. Ptolemy's work was
translated into Arabic. European and Arabic astrology merged. Those centuries produced
famous Arab and Jewish astrologers, Al Kindi and Abu Masha were Arabic, and Abraham
Ibn Ezra was Jewish.
It was not until the thirteenth century that astrology crept back into Europe via Spain and
Italy. Ptolemy was translated back into Latin from Arabic. His work was taught in all
universities for three centuries. He had been a great man. He had written on music,
geography, optics, astronomy, he had calculated the distance of the Moon from the Earth.
He had enormous impact on astrological thought. “
Wiliam Lily says: “The reason why there isn't much written about fixed stars in astrology is
because astrologers never go out and actually look at the night sky. Metaphysically, each
and every star is a unique personality. Should one want to know what kind of personality a
star may have, he/she needs only spend time out of doors meditating while gazing steadily
upon it, though some ancient writers caution that meditation upon some particular stars can
cause insanity, so you're warned. The night sky is awesomely beautiful. Few of us get to see
it in all its glory.”
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Standing stones used to watch the heavens by the ancients
Standing stones
More single standing stones feature in this guide than any other kind of ancient site. They
are usually dated by archaeologists to the Early Bronze Age (about 2000BC), partly because
they are sometimes set up in association with kerb cairns which have been dated to this
period. Some standing stones may be earlier, however, and so date to the Neolithic period.
This may particuarly be true of the cup-marked stones. Excavation of the sockets of such
stones is rarely done and seldom provides any dating evidence.
Standing stones can vary from 1.5 metres to 4 metres tall, and often have two long flat faces,
or sides. It is the flat faces which usually indicate the directions to look towards the horizon.
There are many standing stones in Scotland, for example the giant one at Beacharr on the
west coast of Kintyre, which have no apparent axis, no flat sides or faces which could lead
an observer to look towards a point on the horizon. Such stones may have lost their partners
in a pairing of stones, or in an alignment; but they may also have had other purposes and do
not generally feature here. Some surveyors have speculated that stones like this may simply
mark the place to stand to watch the sun or moon rise or set over a known, unindicated,
horizon point..
Jantar Mantar, New Delhi - Few minutes walk from Connaught Place is is a strange
collection of solomon coloured structures. These were built by Maharaja Jai Singh and is
actually an observatory. Though not as large as its compatriot in Jaipur, Jantar Mantar at
Delhi is also an attraction for the tourists. The astonishing part of these observatories is that
they can calculate many astronomical movements very accurately.
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A new beginning: The advent of the telescope assisted in developing many new stars,
galaxies, black holes, asteroids and planets, thereby bringing into our consciousness new
energy. Paraceleus says: “Many stars have not yet cast their influence, that is why there are
many arts and sciences yet to be discovered.” William Lily who predicted the great fire of
London when the Bull’s North Horn (El Nath) was exactly on 17Gem54’ in 1666, the
ascendant of London says: “the fixed stars give great gifts, and elevate from poverty to
extreme height of fortune, the seven planets do not do so.”
The influence of the fixed stars differ from that of the planets in being much dramatic,
sudden and violent. As a rule planetary effects are gradual and operate comparatively
slowly. The extent and magnitude of the effects brought about by the Fixed Stars depend
upon several factors, namely:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
apparent size
magnitude and their variation in brightness
celestial position
nature of planets through which they operate
general nature of the horoscope
position of the fixed star in the horoscope.
The Effect Of The Awareness Of The Precision Of The Equinox On Fixed Stars
When we say that "the Earth shifts on its axis and that makes the constellations go into the
Zodiac at the wrong dates", what is being described is the precession of the equinoxes. Just
to clarify, though, the constellations don't move remember, they are made up of fixed stars.
The Sun is what appears to enter the different Signs of the Zodiac. As to the part about the
dates and the Zodiac, we'll get to that shortly.
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The Earth doesn't so much "shift" on its axis as it "wobbles" The Earth's axis is tilted at an
angle of approximately 23°.5’ to the plane of the ecliptic. This tilt is what produces the
seasonal variations. The Earth is also not a perfect sphere; it bulges in the middle near the
Equator. This unequal distribution of mass causes the Earth to "wobble" around its rotational
axis like a gyroscope. What this means is that the Earth's axis makes its own rotation, with
the North and South Poles slowly describing a circle around the ecliptic pole (which is the
pole exactly perpindicular to the plane of the ecliptic; the North and South poles, remember
are tilted 23.5 degrees away from this plane). How slowly? Well, a complete cycle takes
about 25,800 years. The precession can also be seen in terms of the "North Star". Currently
the North Pole of the Earth is aligned with the fixed star Polaris. This was not the case 3,000
years ago; and by the year 14,000 A.D., the North Star will be Vega, not Polaris.
This rotation of the Earth's axis occurs at something like 1° every 71.5 years (about 5
seconds of arc per year). The "wobble" and the precession of the equinoxes were known to
the Ancient Egyptians, although the first official "discovery" of it was made by an Ancient
Greek astronomer, Hipparchus, who was born sometime around 190 B.C. It was noted
because the Sun was in a slightly earlier position at the time of the Spring Equinox each year
(as measured against the fixed stars). Because the movement slips backwards through the
zodiac, it is called precession (as opposed to a forward-movement which would be called
progression).
Now 1° every 71.5 years doesn't sound like too much, but it certainly adds up over 2,000
years or so, and this is where we get into the different Zodiac systems.
The Effect Of The Awareness Of The Precision Of The Equinox On Fixed Stars.
The awareness of the precession brought in many questions. There was a new dawn of
awareness, logic, numbers, maths, and eventually scientific temperament in the minds of
astronomers, astrologers and people doing work in related fields. The nature and rate of
movement of precession was yet to be determined and solved. By the time of Ptolemy (100180 B.C.E., approximately) the question was still largely unanswered and so attracted a
great deal of his attention.
Ptolemy, primarily an astronomer, his real interest was in the mathematics of the sky than its
symbolic meaning. His main logistical problem was that two sets of data were required to
answer the question on precession: the accurate position of stars for one period in time; and
the position of the same list of stars, measured for a later period. By comparing the two lists
and knowing the time period between the two, the rate of precession could be found.
The method of locating a star in the sky, in use by the early astronomers before Ptolemy,
was to note the date and time of lunar cycles, along with the Moon’s degree of longitude and
latitude, then to mark its orientation to a star. As it is the practice for the people lacking
scientific knowledge the moon’s position was used to locate the stars at that time in the
absence of modern scientific instruments.
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Ptolemy proceeded to repeat the situation, found the position of a particular lunation for his
current date, and then calculated the star’s movement. To avoid this tedious method not
guaranteeing accuracy, Ptolemy decided to develop a better system of recording the
position of stars. His logic was that if he could clearly lay down a technique for measuring
stars and use that technique for measuring “as many stars as we could up to those of the
sixth magnitude,” then he could produce a list of stars that could be used by future
generations of astronomers to check his estimates of the rate of precession.
The Measurement of the Fixed Stars by Ptolemy
The first fixed star catalogue was compiled by Timocharis and Aristyll about 250 B.C. in
Greece Hipparch, about 150 B.C. improved it. Then it was handed on to future generations
in canonical form by Claudius Ptolemy in his astronomical hand-book “Almagest”, a book
dominated astronomy for nearly one-thousand four-hundred years. The Almagest was
originally called the ‘Mathematical Systematic Treatise’ or ‘Mathematical Syntaxis, it is
often just called the Syntaxis. It is Ptolemy’s major work on astronomy. In it he drew on
several hundred years of Greek science. He drew on Aristotle for his overall philosophical
standpoint. His geometrical methods came from Euclid. His spherical geometry was from
Menelaus of Alexandria. He drew on the Astronomer Eudoxus, for his planetary models and
on Hipparchus for his catalogue of stars and astronomical methods. The Almagest contains
also a catalogue of 1022 stars in 48 constellations. It has descriptions of various sighting
instruments and a table of chords to help with calculations.
He wrote about the effects of the fixed stars in the “Tetrabiblos”. In the wording of M.E.
Winkel, who added the Arabic version to the names of the stars, paragraph (1,8) of the
Tetrabiblos is give below:
“Now at that point, we want to contiue to describle the powers of the fixed stars, derived
from their nature. I shall line them up so that I fit them to planets according to their
similarity.”
Ptolemy developed a simple instrument which would enable him to make the measurements
needed. He found the poles of the ecliptic and then he projected every star onto the ecliptic
via the lines of longitude from these poles. The point where the projected star cut the ecliptic
was carefully measured, as well as the star’s latitude north or south of the ecliptic. He
measured 1022 stars and published this list in his Almagest.
It was an ingenious system. It meant that the position of a star could be accurately and
simply recorded. It could be reproduced in years to come so that any change in the ecliptical
position of the star could be easily noted. It was a huge advancement for astronomers and
placed Ptolemy among the giants of astronomy. However, it seems to have altered the way
in which astrology worked with fixed stars. Until that time the evidence suggests that the
predominant method for working with stars in astrology was via their risings, culminations,
and settings. However, within several hundred years, astrologers had taken Ptolemy’s
convenient list of stars with their ecliptical degrees and were applying it to their trade,
forsaking the more tedious, older methodologies. Ptolemy had developed the list as an
astronomer, for astronomical needs. He was, after all, an astronomer, and the book where he
published this listing was not his book on astrology, “Tetrabiblos” but his great astronomical
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work, “The Almagest”. Later astrologers, however, swayed by the eminence of his name,
chose to use Ptolemy’s star list of ecliptical projected degrees as the preferred methodology
for working with fixed stars astrologically.
This was a slow transition, for in 379 B.C., “The Treatise on Bright Fixed Stars,” written by
an unknown author, talks of using stars which are close to the ecliptic in the above fashion
but uses stars that are away from the ecliptic to work with the “pivot points” of the chart.
This is known today as working in parans.
The Projected Ecliptical Degrees (called PED) of Ptolemy were based on the poles of the
ecliptic. His list of 1022 stars and their PED were then precessed through the ages, with each
generation of astrologers adding the current rate of precession to find the current ecliptical
position of any star in their time. Ptolemy’s star catalog was used in this manner for well
over a thousand years until the time of Ulugh Beg (1394-1449), a Mongolian-Turkish ruler
and astronomer who developed the Fahkri sextant, and that of Regiomontanus (1436-1476).
These two astronomers re-plotted all of Ptolemy’s star catalog, which laid the foundation for
Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) to produce star maps based on the poles of the equator (rather
than in the manner of Ptolemy who based his measurements on the poles of the ecliptic as
shown in the figure below.
Using this new method of projection, each of the 1022 stars of Ptolemy’s list was given a
new ecliptical position. The astrologers at the time of Ulugh Beg and Regiomontanus
seemed to accept this change in the position of the fixed stars without question. Since that
day, astrologers and astronomers alike have used the poles of the equator rather than that
ofthe ecliptic for all such projections. So, first the astrological world accepted Ptolemy’s
astronomical work, which in turn led to the decline in the use of the older system of parans.
And if that was a valid step to take, then we have to question why the astrological
community accepted the work done by Ulugh Beg, for it changed the ecliptical position of
every fixed star recorded by Ptolemy.
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If an astrologer works with a star’s projected ecliptical degree, when a star is in the same
degree as the Ascendant for a particular chart, it bears no visual connection to the actual
location of the star. The star may have risen hours earlier or may not be due to rise for some
hours to come.
In figure below the shaded area is the plane of the horizon. The figure shows the star
Hamal, the alpha star of Aries, rising on the horizon. If you look at the ecliptical degree on
the Ascendant at the time that Hamal is rising, it is 24 Pisces. So, for that particular location,
Hamal will always rise with 24 Pisces. However, if you can imagine a line drawn from one
celestial pole to the other, (the dashed line in the figure), and have that line pass through
Hamal, it will cut the ecliptic at 5 Taurus. So Hamal’s PED would be 5 Taurus. Now if we
say that Hamal’s PED is 5 Taurus and accept that as the position for Hamal, we could, by
mistake, actually imply that the star is physically at 5 Taurus, when in truth this is just a
mathematical concept. For when 5 Taurus eventually does rise at that location, Hamal,
which co-rises with 24 Pisces, would have long since left the horizon and be quite high in
the sky.
Thus, although Hamal may be projected back to 5 Taurus, it also has another ecliptical
position which is based on the degree in which it co-rises. This new position varies from
latitude to latitude and in this example links Hamal with 24 Pisces. This question of what
degree a star co-rises at is an example of the older method of parans.
Linking energies of the fixed stars
Ptolemy is also renowned for linking the energy of each fixed star to a combination of
planetary energies. He published this work in the Tetrabibiblos, chapter 9, where he makes
such statements as: “The stars in the head of Aries possess an influence similar in its effect
to that of Mars and Saturn.” It is important to think about what Ptolemy was trying to
achieve by linking each star to a combination of planets.
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Cyril Faggan’s comments on linking energies of the fixed stars:"The word ruler is,however,
not a happy choice. In Ptolemy's time it was believed that the earth was the center of the
universe, with the Sun, Moon, planets and stars revolving round it. So it was natural to
suppose that each planet ruled the distant constellations. But in our modern Copernican
conception of the universe it is utterly preposterous to believe that Mercury, relatively a
mere speck of cosmic dust compared to the magnitude of many of the fixed stars, could rule
the constellation Virgo which contains within its confines teeming billions of fixed stars and
other universes (i.e. spiral nebulae, galaxies). So when we say that Mercury rules Virgo, we
merely mean the influences of all the fixed stars in the constellation Virgo, taken in the
aggregate, accord with those of the planet Mercury, and similarly for the other zodiacal
constellations and their planetary rulers..."
In the Timaeus, Plato talks of the creator, the Demiurge, making the human soul in the same
manner as the Soul of the Universe, and that the numher of these souls is the number of the
fixed stars. Based on this, the “wandering stars,” or planets, were singled out as the time
keepers, and it was thought that the souls moved from fixed stars to the wanderers, their
power thereby translated into the souls of men.
Thus Ptolemy, who would have been familiar with the work of Plato, would have felt it was
proper and correct to translate the mythological impact and meaning of every fixed star into
a planetary combination. The purpose here was not to ignore the fixed stars mythologically
but to seek their possible planetary power, hinted at by Plato. However, as time passed, it
seems that these planetary meanings took center stage, with astrologers losing or forgetting
the once great stories, morals, and life lessons woven around each star. So the combination
of all these factors-the use of projected ecliptical degrees for the stars, their later
modification by Ulugh Beg and Regiomontanus, and the loss of many of their original
meanings by their reduction to planetary expressions-has meant that fixed stars have lost
their central place of importance in astrology.
As astrologers abandoned the constellations, no longer observing and taking note of their
rising and setting, the images and stories preserved in the starry sky disintegrated. The sky
was left open to astronomers who, having no love for the shape of the heavens, proceeded to
place their world on the skies and to carve ancient and beautiful constellations into smaller
groups to suit their purpose. The Great She-Bear goddess protector of all life, the celestial
north pole, became the Big Dipper. Orion, god on the equator, became a saucepan or a tea
pot. Argo, the great ship of the south originally used by the Egyptian pharaohs for their journeys to the underworld, became a broken wreck drifting around the South Pole. The starry
sky; the veiy model for the formation of the individual human psyche and the collective’s
theology, was eventually discarded even by the people who sought to study humans and
events via their relationship to the cosmos. Astrology seems to have lost contact with that
which is the very central tenet of our art.
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PARANS : THE MATHEMATICAL SYSTEM
Due to the daily rotation of the earth, stars and planets will rise, culminate, set, and be on the
nadir at different times throughout the course of the 24 hours of the day. If at any stage a star
is on one of the four angles (rising, culminating, setting, or on the nadir), while at the same
time a planet is also on any of these four places, then the star is linked to the planet via what
is called a paran.
This method of parans is the most ancient way of working with fixed stars.
Because parans are based on examining the times when stars and planets are at the key
moments of their diurnal movement, the place and date of birth is important, but the actual
time of birth is not required
Michael Jonathan McDonald define parans :
If a star or a planet is on any of these four points at the same time as a star or planet is on the
same point or any of the other three points, then those two plants are in paran.
Example A 90-degree aspect that forms a astrological aspect to a planet to a star. Usually
said to be in positions on the power points, 1,4,7,10 houses. As the day moves along, at one
point or another if a planet is in paran to a star, it will encircle all these points in a 24-hour
period.
Now as stars and Earth are not on a single plane and Earth rotates as well as revolves
around the Sun, the stars position moves in all sorts of directions across the horizons.
Example is that as the latitude changes, so does the horizon line of the circle changes its
orientation ship to the stars. The important point is that the full circle of the horizon is
used, not just the eastern and western points of the ecliptic. As already mentioned, the
mathematical system used by the ancients star gazers is what is called parans. It is a
single concept. Imagine you have a 360 degree clear view of the horizon and picture it
as a starry night. If you look eastward you will see stars rising. They will be rising on a
half the circle of the horizon, not just due east. As you watch a star that is rising
northeast of you, there may be, at the same time, another star in the southeast also
rising. The two stars rising simultaneously are said to have a paran relationship,
aspected by the horizon line, which is the straight line that joins the stars together.
Similarly, a star may be rising as a star is setting, and this line is the mathematical
formulation that we are using and so these two stars are also in paran relationship.
So if you see the Moon or Venus rise or set and at the vary same time a star rises or sets,
then the moon is said to be with the star in a paran relationship. Sometimes it is said
they co-rise together.
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Another point in the sky that is deemed of prime importance is called the culmination
point. If you are standing outside facing either south or north, try to imagine an invisible
line directly over your head. This would be called the culmination point of the exact
time you are picturing it in your mind. You are under the MC, or Midheaven. Stars
anywhere along this line are said to be culminating.
The culmination point adds another possibility for a paran placement. And that would
be a star or a planet rising or setting just as another planet or star is culminating.
Remember that we are dealing with a circle here so there must be an opposite axis. A
star can be there as well, and so this placement is named "nadir."
So it is said that if a star or a planet is on any of these four points at the same time as a
star or a planet is on the same point or any of the other three points, then these two
planets or stars or combinations of both are in paran.
An explanation of Parans by Laura Mahoney : “A short note of introduction to Parans might
be appropriate here. Imagine, if you will, that you’re on the beach of a small island.
Looking out onto the expanse of the surrounding sea, you have a 360° view along our
horizon, and you also know the direction of true North. Now, imagine that you see a boat in
the Southwest, and that this boat is on the horizon line. Simultaneously, a second boat
appears, but at a point that is at the opposite direction, Northeast along the horizon, and a
third ship looms up, at the same moment, on the Southeast line. This relationship of
connections along the horizon line is what has been called a Parans, and the entire full circle
of the horizon line is utilized.
Cyril Fagan’s defines paranatellonta or parans: “If two or more planets or fixed stars
bodily rise or set simultaneously, or come to the Midheaven or Nadir together, or if one
crosses any of the angular cusps while another is also crossing an angle, then each is said to
be the parantellonta of the other. These paranatellontas constitute the most powerful
configurations in prognostic astronomy, and even a beginner should be able to see why this
should be so. Paranatellonta is a Greek word signifying "acting simultaneously," but it is
such a long and difficult-to-pronounce word, let us hereafter abbreviate it to paran -- say
"per-ran" for convenience.”
Bernadette Brady in her book of Fixed Stars says : “In reconstructing the way in which
the sky and stars were possibly used in astrology, we cannot simply search out the original
stories and meanings and apply modern techniques to their use. The first important step is to
understand the original methodologies that were used by our ancient predecessors.
As already mentioned, the mathematical system used by the ancient star gazers is what is
called parans. Paran, comes from paranatellonta, meaning literally, "rising side by side."
This refers to a transiting object and natal object rising over the horizon and meridian at the
same time. Many combinations of Parans are available coming from the factors of oblique
ascension, oblique descension, and right ascension. It is a simple concept. Imagine that you
have a 360 clear view of the horizon and let it be a starry night. If you look eastward you
will see stars rising. They will be rising on half the circle of the horizon, not just due east.
As you watch a star that is rising northeast of you, there may be, at the same time,
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another star in the southeast also rising. The two stars rising simultaneously are said
to have a paran relationship.” (see figure below ).
(illustration reproduced from “Fixed Stars” by B. Brady)
Therefore, there are four points where parans can occur :
1.
2.
3.
4.
The rising side of the horizon circle
The setting side of the horizon circle
The upper part on the prime meridian, or “culminating”
The part opposite this below the horizon, or “on the nadir”
If a star or a planet is on any of these four points at the same time as a star or a planet is on
the same point or any of the other three points, then those two planets or stars are in paran.
MYTHOLOGY OF THE FIXED STARS
When Aristotle wrote to Alexander, he said: “Heaven is full og the gods to whom we give
the name of stars”. In many rural areas, peasants used to tell their children that the stars
were the eyes of the angels. As man’s intellect grew, he expanded his relationship with the
universe through an intricate legendary of the constellations and the starry patterns. Many
ancient civilizations of Greece, India, Rome, Egypt, Chaldea, China, etc. lay claim to the
study of the constellations and stars, with proof of history, theory and tradition. Despite all
this, we can conclude that the myths we have inherited from the ancients enrich our
appreciation for the starry patterns associated with them.
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1. The Pole Star : Polaris
But I am constant as the Nothern Star,
Of whose true and resting quality
There is no fellow in the firmament.
Julius Ceasar William Shakespeare
Astronomical Information:
Perhaps more than any star other than our Sun, Polaris has been regarded as the most
important star in the heavens. Located almost directly overhead as seen from the North
Pole, it is the end-star in the tail of Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. Its name comes from the
Latin, Stella Polaris, meaning "Pole Star." Polaris has long been an important star to sailors
and caravans of old winding their way over the desert by night, and others who navigated
their way by stars.
To our eyes, Polaris appears to be motionless at the center of the field of circumpolar stars.
All the other stars appear to circle about Polaris. As early as 320 B.C. the Greeks had
realized that Polaris did not mark the pole exactly. Until then many people had believed that
the heavenly pole was absolutely and eternally fixed. Not so. Polaris has long been moving
nearer the North Celestial Pole, as it is still doing now. It will be closest to that position
around A.D. 2105--27'. Currently it is about 1° from the celestial pole.
The Pole Star once was Thuban (3000 B.C.), the third star from the end of the tail in Draco.
In a little more than 5,000 years from now, Alderamin, the brightest star in the constellation
Cepheus, will be the Pole Star. About 7,000 years from now, Deneb, the brightest star in
Cygnus, will be the Pole Star for a while. In about 12,000 years from now, Vega, the
brightest star in Lyra, will be the Pole Star. Vega will be a brilliant Pole Star some six times
brighter than Polaris. There are long periods when there is no Pole Star at all. At the
present time there is no Pole Star in the southern sky.
Mythology and History
Polaris has been known by many names in the past--the Lodestar, the Steering Star, the Ship
Star, and Stella Maris ("Star of the Sea"). In China it was known as Tou Mu, Chinese
goddess of the North Star. Greek navigators of old called Polaris Kynosoura, which means
the "Dog's Tail." The name came into our English language as cynosure, which means
"something that strongly attract attention by its central position."
In Scandinavian mythology the Norse gods made the Universe out of the bits and pieces of
the hacked-up bodies of their defeated enemies. To finish the job they hammered an
enormous spike, called Veralder Nagli, or "World Spike," into the center of the Universe
and made the sky revolve about it. The end of the spike had a jeweled nail-head, which
remained forever fixed on the great sky dome as Polaris.
The Omaha Indian story begins during a time of tribal disruption, brought on by rivalries
between Omaha chiefs. One of their sons left the village and went out on a hunt. While the
council of chiefs was meeting to see if it could find a way to keep the tribe together and save
it from extinction, the son of the chief lost his way in the forest. Disoriented and unable to
return to camp, he pushed back the brush in an attempt to spot Mika Em Thi Ashi, the "Star
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That Does Not Walk." He hoped to use the Pole Star to guide his way home.the Pole Star to
guide his way home.Instead he spotted a burning light in the distance. Thinking it was a
campfire he headed for it. But when he got close enough to tell what it was, he discovered
the light was produced by a burning tree. It was a supernatural tree, however, for despite the
roaring flames around the trunk and throughout the branches, it remained unconsumed.
When he touched it to test the heat of the fire, he discovered it was cool. Realizing he had
encountered something extraordinary, he kept an eye on the flaming tree until dawn, and at
sunrise, it returned to normal. The whole experience was so uncanny, he decided to stay
another night and watch the fireworks once more. As the sky turned dark, the tree began to
glow with the same magical fire. By the next morning, the chief's son must have figured out
how to find his way home, for he returned to his father and described what he had seen.
They went back to the tree together to catch its next performance.
His father noticed that the Thunderbirds trailed fire when they arrived at the tree or departed.
Each Thunderbird traveled from one of the world's Four Winds, and their flights and falling
flame guaranteed four paths would be scorched to coincide with the four cardinal directions.
Pilgrimages the forest animals had made to the tree had worn the four paths smooth with
their footsteps.
Whenever the four Thunderbirds took their perches on the tree, it burst into the magical
flames first seen by the chief's son, but the light from this fire could only be seen at night.
The chief declared the tree to be a gift from Wakonda, the Great Spirit within all life and
existence. Wakonda is the source of the world's rightness, or order. According to the
Omaha, he "causes day to follow night without variation and summer to follow winter."
They add, "We can depend on these regular changes and order our lives by them."
Concluding that the wonderful ever-burning tree would be just the emblem needed to keep
the Omaha people from dispersing, the chief returned to the tribe to tell them about this
miraculous tree. At his recommendation, a party of Omaha warriors went back to the tree in
full regalia, ceremonially attacked the tree, cut it down, and brought it back to their village.
There they reerected it and put responsibility for its keeping into the hands of a single clan, a
clan designated to be the caretakers. Leadership of the tribe was invested in the keepers of
the pole, and only through them could authority over the tribe be transferred. Through this
tree, now transformed into the Sacred Pole, the threatened social order of the Omaha was
strengthened. Problems, disagreements, and troubles were all to be brought, with presents
and prayers, to the Sacred Pole. [Beyond the Blue Horizon: Myth & Legends of the Sun,
Moon, Stars, & Planets by Dr. E.C. Krupp © 1991]
The Arabs of old regarded Polaris as a hole in the sky in which Earth's axis found its
bearing. They looked on the star as an evil star, calling it Al Kiblah, because it was the star
"least distant from the pole." It was Polaris, they said, who had slain the great warrior of the
sky who forever lies in the huge coffin outlined by the stars marking the Big Dipper. All the
other stars mourn for their lost hero and each night march slowly around the sky in a neverending funeral procession. The villain, Polaris, alone is kept motionless, an outcast forever
fixed to the coldest part of the northern sky.
The Moguls looked on Polaris as holding the Universe together. They called it the Golden
Peg.
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Astronomers of India called Polaris the Pivot of the Planets.
2. The Four Royal Stars Of Persia: Early Cardinal Points
These 4 stars are special and unique, giving power and promising success if the native is
capable of dealing with and overcoming the hurdles placed before him because they
represent a special weakness and dilemma at the same time.
a) Aldebaran, (Rohini) in Taurus. Considered by Anonymous of 379 to be the greatest star
of them all. Linked with integrity and honesty. Aldebaran, the “Eye of the Bull,” would have
been the Watcher of the East, conjunct the Sun at the Spring Equinox – it was at the “Aries
Point. If the Vernal Point was conjunct Aldebaran, this would be within “The Age of
Taurus.” The 2000 position for Aldebaran is 9 degrees of Gemini and forty-seven minutes.
Ptolemy gives Aldebaran the nature of Mars, although there clearly seems to be a large dose
of Jupiter present. Vivian Robson, in his classic Fixed Stars and Constellations in
Astrology, says this about Aldebaran's influence: “It gives honor, intelligence, eloquence,
ferocity, a tendency to sedition, a responsible position, public honors and gain of power and
wealth through others, but its benefits seldom prove lasting and there is also danger of
violence and sickness.” Bernadette Brady says that looked at basic myths related to
Aldebaran and concluded that one could succeed while overcoming challenges to one’s
integrity. Among others, she notes that George Bernard Shaw, Galileo, and Machiavelli all
represent different qualities of working with issues of success and integrity. One may also
note, however, that Aldebaran is conjunct Jackie Kennedy’s seventh house Jupiter and Jack
Kennedy’s Sun. Aldebaren is associated with honor, intelligence, extraordinary energy and
enthusiasm, but there is a threat of danger from enemies.
b)Antares(Jayesta), in Scorpius. Linked with obsession; intense, and probing. Antares,
otherwise called Cor Scorpio or the “Heart of the Scorpion,” would be the Watcher of the
West and would be in our Libra. Antares is 9 degrees of Sagittarius forty-six minutes.
Antares is twenty-six degrees south declination. . Ptolemy gives Antares the nature of Mars
and Jupiter, but, since it is the Heart of the Scorpion. , Antares is very volatile and Marslike, associated with rashness, stubbornness, destructiveness, and violence. The native
would be given to extremes, for either good or ill. Bernadette Brady states that people with
Antares prominent may well cause their own undoing – they may have to conquer
themselves first before they can make a contribution to others. Brady notes Antares
prominent in the charts of Nelson Mandela, Agatha Christie, and, a personal favorite, Joan
of Arc. Antares suggests high intelligence, honors, power but with a sudden loss. This is a
political and military star.
Aldebaran and Antares are both the alpha-stars, or the brightest stars, of their respective
constellations Taurus and Scorpio. They are also both five degrees of latitude south of the
ecliptic. Aldebaran is seventeen degrees north declination, and Antares is twenty-six
degrees south declination. The difference is, of course, because Aldebaran is in Taurus,
which is north of the celestial equator, and Antares is in Scorpio, south of the celestial
equator.
c) Fomalhaut Mouth of the Fish
Fomalhaut is the mouth of the constellation Southern Fish, and it's name is from the Arabic
for "fish's mouth." This is our first star in a nonzodiacal constellation. The Southern Fish
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isn't far from the constellation Aquarius, and indeed the fish could be seen drinking the
water from the urn of the water-carrier. In deluge legends, this constellation is a symbol of
salvation, as the mouth is drinking the waters of the flood. Already we're beginning to see
that Fomalhaut is not particularly military or governmental in manifestation, is not nearly as
macho as the other three Royal Stars. Fomulhaut can be very treacherous or very benefic. It
possesses creative, especially musical talent.
Ptolemy gives Fomalhaut the nature of Mercury and Venus, so here we're dealing more
with personal charisma. Modern authors, citing traditional sources, call it fortunate and
powerful quality but sometimes leading to a dissipation of energy. Alan Oken feels it has a
strongly Neptunian quality. Bernadette Brady likens it to idealism and love of beauty and
harmony, but the native has to watch his or her motivations. Fomalhaut certainly adds
refinement and personal appeal, but, like other powerful fixed stars, its energy can be
entirely too much. (Remember that fixed stars delineations occurred before the discovery
of the outer planets, so that the stronger ones have a volitive quality similar to how we
interpret the outer planets.)
Fomalhaut is far from the ecliptic, over twenty degrees. It's even farther from the equator,
at thirty degrees south latitude. Therefore this planet is more often in the sky at southern
latitudes. The position of three degrees Pisces is only that place in the zodiac that is the
closest, but the star is never near the Zodiac! (By the way, this is also the situation with
Pluto!)
d) Regulus, (Magha the mighty) in Leo. the Heart of the Lion, linked with success
without revenge. Its interpretation is clear and unambiguous and like the sign Leo; its
position is right next to the ecliptic so it poses no special problems for the beginner.
Its’ current position is in the last minutes of 29 Leo. In his Tetrabiblos Ptolemy cited about
thirty stars in his major work and likened them all to the planets of astrology. Interestingly,
Ptolemy stated that Regulus agrees with Mars and Jupiter. Later authors thought Regulus
similar to Jupiter primarily, with an assist from the red planet Mars. Of all the starry planets,
Jupiter is the most regal. It moves across the night sky brightly and deliberately, like
nobility. Jupiter is the "great benefic," who bestows good fortune material and a sense of
possibility psychologically. Assisting is Mars, which has a further enterprising nature and is
affiliated with fighting and warfare.
Regulus, placed as the Heart of the Lion, or Cor Leonis, of the constellation Leo, is affiliated
with courage, liberality and generosity, nobility, and high and lofty ideals. That's the good
news. Robson states also that it can give temporary success ("military honor," he says)
followed by eventual failure, which may culminate in imprisonment or a violent death.
Bernadette Brady, using Greek and Egyptian legend, finds a middle course, stating that one
can "gain great success by facing a particular nemesis."
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If Regulus is rising, culminating, or conjunct the Sun or another planet within a degree, it
may be especially powerful in your chart. Look to see if you have planets or angles near 29
Leo.
It would be even more powerful if your work in life entails competition for success and
fame. This star may give notoriety and fame but not lasting success or happiness. For
example, it's conjunct Moon in George Wallace's chart and conjunct the Midheaven in
Jackie Kennedy's. For a person more like one of us, if Regulus is prominent, expect highminded ideals and a competitive spirit, which results in success which may not be lasting.
Regulus is conjunct the ecliptic, so that the degree of Regulus rising or culminating in your
birthchart corresponds to that star actually being right there. As we will discover in future
segments of this series, that's not often so!
Remember that fixed stars "move" about one degree every seventy-two years. (Actually the
Earth is wobbling very slightly over the centuries, which also accounts for Precessional
Ages.) In a few years Regulus's position moves into the zodiacal sign Virgo!
This also means that about 4300 years ago, in 2320 BCE, Regulus would have been the star
conjunct the Sun at the Summer Solstice. (Multiply 72 degrees a year by 60 degrees from 0
Cancer to Regulus's current position.) This star would be extremely important in
timekeeping for the various nascent civilizations of that time. This Fixed Star has an orb of
almost 5° to 6° and ranges from 26° Leo to above 3° Virgo.
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THE STARS OF THE ORION
The following 3 stars radiate achievement and their presence shower benefits for those who
strive to achieve at any level of life.
1) Rigel (located in Orion’s foot). It is the brightest star, linked with giving knowledge to or
teachmg others in any field of knowledge. Robson says that it is a star of ambition.
2) Betelgeuse is located in the constellation Orion which Egyptian mythology associate with
the abode or soul of the God, Osiris, a Sun-God, as an emanation of the Father-Sun, and
representing the living breath of the Father. Betelgeuse is associated with attributes of the
Father-Sun and rejuvenation/ transformation /ascension and with success which is not
blocked. Again, Betelgeuse is impressing its form onto Jupiter and communicating to Earth
a message of this kingly/blissful essence Betelgeuse (in the right armpit or shoulder)
indicates victory, success, achievement. Betelgeuse makes one brilliant and gives martial
honor, power and wealth. It brings success and fame.
3)Belatrix (in the left shoulder), indicates success by facing one’s shadow. It is known as the
Amazon star or the Female warrior or the Roaring Conqueror. The pathway to success will
have a price with a lot of impediments to overcome.
Other key stars:
If your chart has any of these stars active via the concept of parans, then your life will be
entwined with some of the most ancient and profound myths of the human race.
Sirius - Star of Success
1. Sirius, in Canis Major. The brightest star and known as the Dog Star. Gives brilliance.
Sirius is the star whose rising signaled the flooding of the Nile and the beginning point of
the ancient Egyptian yearly calendar. It was also affiliated with the goddess Isis and had
the good fortune of not moving by precession (due to a fluke of the ancient calendar, it is
said), for a very long time, unlike the other stars. It is also most often the brightest star in
the sky during much of the year, and it is found in the night sky starting around August of
each year.
Sirius is in the constellation Canis Major and is also known as the "dog star" and its rising
signaled the hottest time of the summer, hence "dog days." However, its brightness and
divine affiliation merits Sirius as a very potent and brilliant star when placed in a person's
birthchart. Ptolemy gave it the nature of Mars and Jupiter -- so we're back to military and
governmental enterprise. It's a star of success although it can also be on the extravagant
side. Sirius appears to heighten the beneficial qualities of that planet it is affiliated with.
Bernadette Brady extends this interpretation further: "This very strong star indicates that
you may, by your effort, gain far more than what is expected -- the mundane becoming
sacred. Hence a small action becomes a symbol for the collective, a sense of ritual in daily
life." Importantly, she says the success Sirius brings can "burn you."
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2. Spica in Virgo (Chitra), indicates a great gift. Spica is is traditionally considered the most
benefic fixed star. Spica is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo and thus is also
known as alpha Virginis. It is located in the sheaf of wheat held by Virgo. Spica is one of
the most auspicious stars denoting success, fame, honors, and wealth and a love of the arts
and sciences. Bernadette Brady says that Spica was considered a symbol of the gifts of
harvest and bounty to mankind. Ptolemy says that Spica is of the nature of Venus and to a
lesser extent Mars. The Renaissance mage Cornelius Agrippa says, "Under the Spike [Spica]
they made the image of a bird, or a man laden with merchandise; it conferreth riches, and
maketh one overcome contentions, it taketh away scarcity and mischief." Spica is a brilliant
white binary star marking the Ear of corn in the maiden's left hand. Deviant titles include
Spicum, Spigha, Stachys, stakhus (Greek: 'ear of corn'), Arista (Latin, 'ear of grain'), Aristae
Puella (Latin: 'grain maiden') and Spica Virginis or 'Virgin's Spike'. In ancient Egypt the star
was associated with the Nile goddess Isis and temples in the ruined city of Akhenaton
appear to have been aligned to its rising and setting. As was generally the case in ancient
astrology the principle star characterised the entire constellation, which was known to the
Egyptians as the 'most dedicated wife'.
An Egyptian Coptic title was Khoritos, 'Solitary', on account of Spica being such a notably
brilliant star in an otherwise poorly lit area of the sky. This visible isolation has contributed
to a reputation of being unfruitful or unfortunate for marriage, but otherwise Spica is
considered a very fortunate star, particularly for those concerned with arts, sciences, law or
religion. Ptolemy noted its influence as like that of Venus and, in a less degree, that of Mars
but it is often described in a manner that suits a Mercury-Venus temperament and it is said
to promote fortune in all matters related to 'Veneriall or Mercuriall men'.
William Lilly noted that Spica prenotes the Native to attaine the chiefest Degree of
Ecclesiasticall preferment, or a rich Benefice, with applause and great Estimation, and
substance attending it, and all these for the admirable parts of his ingenuity; all matters or
affairs he has to do with Veneriall or Mercuriall men, succeed well. Of the general nature of
the star he wrote that it expressed a person of sweet disposition, diligent in attaining Arts
and Sciences, or a most admirable invention when Mercury is with him; if Saturn be there it
imports a suspicious person, sharp and rugged, violent in dispute; if Mars be with Spica, it
presupposes a rigid person, and yet a fool, or little better."
Of the direction of the midheaven to Spica Lilly wrote:
“Unexpected Honour or Preferment is conferred on the Native beyond his hopes or capacity,
and many times it affords power of life or death over others : most Astrologers do hold the
mid-heaven directed to the Virgins Spike, to signify Church preferment; but it must act
according to the Birth or capacity of the Native…”
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While on the direction of the Moon to the star he notes:
“It contributes unto the Native, store of Wealth, and Plenty of Honour, for his excellent parts
and endowments of the Mind, and therefore he receives from Mercurial, Veneriall and Jovial
Persons.”
3. Canopus, in Carina, part of the rudder of the great ship Argo augurs pathfinding. Carinae
(formerly Argus). The second brightest star in the sky, but situated at 52 degrees south
declination. A line drawn from Bellatrix through the northern star in Orion's Belt passes to
Canopus. It is almost due south from Sirius and a pale blue color. According to Ptolemy it is
of the nature of Saturn and Jupiter; and, to Alvidas, of the Moon and Mars. It gives piety,
conservatism, a wide and comprehensive knowledge, voyages and educational work, and
changes evil to good. (Robson).
Ebertin tells us that Canopus has been noted several times in the nativities of writers and
film actors and especially of those persons who, in our times, have had to undertake many
journeys in connection with their position.RH. Allen says that Arabic astrologers believed
that Canopus imparted the much prized color to their precious stones, and conferred
immunity from disease. And in a general way it served them as a southern pole-star. The
Arabs knew it as Suhel, the Plain. This word also was a personal title in Arabia, the symbol
of what is brilliant, glorious, and beautiful, and even now among the nomads is thus applied
to a handsome person.
Some Stars Puzzling Astrologers: These stars present lessons to charts that are definitely
more difficult than others and many authorities have ascribed to them the power of cruelty
and destruction. The older version handed down to us are present in all the charts and even
these cruel stars have given us good results. This proves that:
• The charts should be seen in its tolality &
• Character is destiny.
3.
Facies, in Sagittarius represents Pure combative energy. The cluster in the
forehead of the Archer, which Ptolemy likens to the influence of the Sun and
Mars includes Facies. This, like the point of the Arrow, is associated with
blindness, defective sight; and, as is generally the case with nebulous clusters,
sickness, accidents or a violent death. It is of the nature of the Sun and Mars, and
causes blindness, defective sight, sickness, accidents and a violent death.
(Robson). There is a positive side to Facies, it symbolizes well that kind of
Sagittarian who goes out to climb mountains, race cars, enter the ski-jump team
or the Grand National steeplechase, making it right to the top and no doubt
breaking a few bones along the way. On the more philosophical side it will mark
those who must see their outlook and beliefs carried into practical effect
somewhere, so that they go out on missions, set up their own churches and
centers engage in good works of famine or refugee relief and so on. Inevitably
they get hurt at times, but perhaps find compensation in the value of their
works. (Dr. Eric Morse).
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4.
5. Capulus, in Perseus’s sword shows primitive, male, sexual energy; penetrating and
ruthless. 53°5' / 40° 22' N (cl) Capulus, 33 Uranus vi Persei. Noonan says that it is a
double cluster in the sword-hand of Perseus. (Mars, Mercury) Defective eyesight. A star
cluster in the sword hand of Perseus the Hero. With the Sun linked to Capulus, one is
strongly focused with forceful action. When prominent in a natal chart it is said to denote
adventurous individuals, but also those who are less than honest in their dealings with
others.
6. Algol in Perseus’s hand is primitive, female, sexual energy; passionate, intense, and also
hysterical in the true sense of the word. Algol is an eclipsing binary - every 68 hours and 49
minutes the demon "blinks" for roughly 8 hours as the dimmer star of the pair passes
between the brighter and the earth Algol is the second brightest star of the constellation
Perseus and thus is sometimes referred to as Beta Persei. The name Algol, says Richard
Hinckley Allen, comes from the Arabic Ras Al-Ghul, which literally means the Mischief
Maker. Star Names (Dover, 1963) page 332. Algol is called the Demon, the Demon Star and
is also known as the Blinking Demon because it is part of a binary star system where a
dimmer star periodically eclipses its brighter partner.
Algol has a very bad reputation among astrologers. Vivian Robson says, "It is the most evil
star in the heavens." The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology. William Lilly gives a
significator a score of minus five points if within five degrees of Algol and says it prenotes
death either by violence to oneself or others. Christian Astrology.
One would think that this is a star to stay well away from. However, Cornelius Agrippa
says: ‘’Under the Head of Algol, they made an image whose figure was the head of a man
with a bloody neck; they report that it bestoweth good success to petitions, and make him go
carrieth it bold and magnanimous, and preserveth the members of the body sound; also it
helpeth against witchcraft, and reflecteth evil endeavours, and wicked incantations upon our
adversaries’’.
7. Canopus: According to Ptolemy, this star has the nature of Jupiter and Saturn and is
equally tied to great achievements. But more specifically, the star is mythologically
associated with Canopus, the pilot of the Argo and therefore has travel and journeying as
one of its primary associations. While its nature is primarily given a positive spin by Brady,
the Medieval literature also associates it with danger, which may stem from the fact that
Canopus died while returning his ship back from the Trojan War. The Egyptians made him
the navigator of the ship which carried the souls to the underworld.
8. Menkar, in Cetus indicates the unconscious becoming conscious. The sudden emergence
of deep unconscious issues. According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Saturn; to
Simmonite, of Mars; and, to Alvidas, of Venus and the Moon. It causes disease, disgrace,
ruin, injury from beasts, sickness, and loss of fortune. Menkar is a star associated with
disgrace and loss of fortune.
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Ebertin says that this star has a Saturnine character, corresponding to impediments of many
kinds, worries and tests of endurance. Unjustified enmities, hardening and toughening these
people in some ways. In some cases with conjunction of Saturn, Mars or Neptune, diseases
of the throat, inflammation of larynx, sometimes danger by suffocation have been noted.
These people are advised to take good care of themselves if they have a tendency to throat
trouble and to take prophylactic measures. They should avoid overstraining their larynx and
should they have special demands regarding the larynx, they are advised to take trouble in
the methodical training of their vocal chords etc.
9. Zosma, in Leo is the part of the triangle of victim, saviour, or perpetrator. Zosma, a 2nd
magnitude, triple star of yellow, blue and violet. Zosma is the star of egotism and selfindulgence.
Robson says that it has an unfortunate Saturn/Venus influence and is said to cause disgrace,
melancholia, and a danger from poison It causes benefit by disgrace, selfishness, egotism,
immorality, meanness, melancholy, unhappiness of mind and fear of poison, and gives an
unreasonable, shameless and egotistical nature. Ebertin says that its reputation is that of
giving an alert mind, but also inclination to melancholic moods. Conjunct with so called
'malefics', danger by poison and disease of the intestinal tract are indicated. These
interpretations have to be considered with utmost caution and restraint.
None of these stars are totally evil and they can exist in the charts of wonderful people. But
each one has its own wounds or worries that will either be owned and worked on or
projected on another, who then seems to embody the worst side of the star’s energy.
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THE FIXED STARS AND THE FOUR ANGLES (KENDRAS)
In working with parans, the angles are the four gateways that stars have into your chart. If a
star does not touch one of the angles of a place or person’s chart (not visible), it was
believed in ancient times that the star could not influence that place or person’s chart. This
point is expanded in part 4 in the section on star phases.
The four angles-the Ascendant, MC, Descendant, and the Nadir-were seen long ago as four
great pillars which held up the ceiling of the moving heavens. These were/are the channels
by which the fixed stars translate their energy down to the earth. These points are the
connections, the bridge, between us and the stars. Like modern astrological aspects, each
particular angle combined its meaning with any star it encountered. However, the angles
were connected to the timing of the expression and the intensity of the star energy; rather
than altering and grading the expression, as is the case with modern aspect work.
The following guidelines are based primarily on the work of Anonymous and on the
modern expression. Future research may bring the modern empirical expression closer to or
further from the ancient opinions.
Fixed stars rising on the horizon or on the ascendant (lagna):
According to Anonymous if a star is rising and a planet is on the same or another angle, the
expression of the star’s energy manifests throughout a person’s life and is considered to be
in its strongest position. The star’s impact on your life, via the planet in paran, is the greatest
it can express.
However, it would seem that the most notable feature of a star in the rising position, linked
to a planet on any angle, is that its energy appears to peak early. The energy may well be
manifested through the whole life but it seems to be very strong when the person is young.
Fixed stars on the culmination or mid heavens (karmasthan):
According to Anonymous if a star culminates and a planet is on the same or another angle,
the expression of the star’s energy manifests at an early age, continues through a person’s
life and gives him or her success in their city of birth. This seems very much like the rising
point. One finds in working with this angle, however, that when a star is culminating, its
expression is focused on the position held in the community, the career, or social standing.
Thus the star’s energy gains expression in one’s life in the middle years, even while
ambition or drive was established from quite a young age.
Laurence Olivier also had Mercury culminating as Alcyone reached its culmination. Here
we have a fixed star coming to the same angle at the same time as a natal planet. This tends
to give very strong outcomes. Alcyone is the alpha star of the Pleiades and as such is
discussed later. The Pleiades are linked to mysticism but also to power, life, and death.
Olivier did not want to work in mediocre plays or films. He was a Shakespearian specialist,
recognized in his prime as a genius for his ability to give the words of the great bard the
power and mystery they deserved. Laurence Olivier used his voice and oratory skills in his
career (culminating), and the magic and charisma of that voice had as its source the very
essence of the power of the Pleiades, Alcyone.
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Fixed star on the Descendant (seventh house):
According to the author Anonymous , if a star is setting and a planet is on the same or
another angle, the expression of the star’s energy manifests in middle age and in a foreign
country. This statement seems to be holding true in modern work. For example, Charles
Dickens, the great Victorian novelist, had Athena setting at the same time as his lupiter was
setting. Athena is in the heel of Pollux, one of the Twins of Gemini. The presence of Athena
in a chart implies that the person has a mission to go forth with an objective. Dickens gained
success from an early age onward, but it was his works in the latter years of his life, in
which he described the social injustice of Victorian England, which were most important to
him. Indeed, social reform became the major driving force of his life in his later
years.Athena did not cause Dickens to focus on issues of social justice. However, its
presence in his chart, particularly sharing an angle with a natal planet, indicates that he
would have a mission, a cause. Athena is the wounded heel. Dickens suffered hard labor in a
children’s factory in his childhood, so in his later life and in keeping with the meaning of
Jupiter, he strove to heal this wound by teaching others through his writings.
Fixed star on the Nadir(fourth house):
Anonymous also said that if a star is on the Nadir and a planet is on the same or another
angle, the expression of the star’s energy manifests in old age “and their deaths are widely
noted and much recognised.”
The Nadir is a great resource, for it represents what lies underneath the surface. Natal
planets in this position may take many years before they are expressed, and similarly a star
on this point is very strong but hidden, like an underground spring, not immediately
apparent but once discovered a real treasure.
Dickens’s Jupiter also reached the Nadir at the same time as Betelgeuse reached its Nadir.
Betelgeuse is the right shoulder of Orion and augurs success more than almost any other star
in the sky. It shows honor and greatness. Linked with his Jupiter and on the Nadir, this
implies that Dickens was able to gain much fame which lived on after his death.
Nativity with a star on the angle:
The strongest position for a star is when it occupies one of the angles at the time of birth. In
this situation the energy of the star is focused on that point and functions from the day of
birth to the day of death and sometimes even long after.
Pablo Picasso and Galileo Galilei were both born at the moment Sirius was rising. Sirius is
the brightest star in the sky and is connected to great deeds, the mundane becoming sacred.
It can burn if it is not used and its presence on theAscendant at birth is a huge indication that
one is going to be asked to do great things. A person may fail in this endeavour but if he or
she is brave enough to stride forward and go through the pain and turbulence implied by
Sirius, then success is assured. For to be born with such a star rising, or on any of the other
angles, implies that desired actions can have far-reaching consequences.
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FIXED STARS ON PLANETS
After focusing the star into the chart, then find the meaning of the natal planet sharing the
pivotal position with the star. All of the visible planets and the luminaries seem equally
sensitive to contact with a star, with the Sun being the most sensitive but only because a star
to the Sun will be expressed through one’s identity and sense of self and therefore more
obvious to the astrologer’s eye.
The Sun or Surya
Why is the Sun given importance? First of all the Sun is one of the stars and is the ruler of
our Solar System, where all the planets along with their satellites orbit around it and all life
forms depend upon the Sun’s energy for existence.
If the Sun, the giver of life, vitality, individuality, status, creative energy, radiant inner self,
essential values, etc., is affected, then personal identity is altered and becomes linked with
the meaning and mythology of the star. The positive expression of the Sun is radiation of
the spirit, creative and loving and pouring of self; while the negative expression is pride,
arrogance, excessive desire to be special. As a ruler of the individuality, it represents the
main direction and focus on what you want your life to take and your determination to
accomplish the goals you set. It represnts :
a) the heart in the physical body
b) the eyes in the head
c) the power of loving in the soul
d) the understanding and the will to achieve one’s purpose in the mind.
The Sun is placed close to the meridian and on Regulas promotes the functions of ambition
of power, honour and glory. If the Sun is close to the horizon and on Rigel, it gives vitality,
energy and the capacity to achieve in early life.
In fiery signs the native is basically motivated by inspirations and aspirations, recharges
energy through vigorous, physically demanding activity and by pursuing new visions for the
future.
When dignified and well-placed, the Sun is the key to our chart, giving us energy and is
symbolic of our Ego and reason for being, it is the core identity. It represents our conscious
mind, will, ego, vitality, leadership and power of authority. The Sun rules important people,
royalty. nobility. head of the State, the government and father. The Sun signifies our
expression of confidence such as sports, the theatre and romance. The Sun influences the
natural father, husband, male traits and children . The Sun’s forceful energy gives authority,
ability to lead, rules royalty. There is a desire to rule and sway with incomparable
judgement, truthfulness, humane but full of command, honourble, sumptuousness and
magnificence.
When badly placed, the native is arrogant, proud, disdaining all men, purblind in sight and
judgement, ruthless, troublesome, domineering, expensive, foolish, endowed with no gravity
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in words or soberness in action, hanging on other’s charity and thinks that all men are
bounded by him.
Medically, the Sun has influence on our head, right eye, circulation of blood, heart, general
vitality. The dieases related to the Sun are pitta disorder, constitutional strengths and
weakness, vitality, heart and blood circulation related problems, bones, teeth, headache,
baldness, stomach inflammations, fevers, head injuries, injuries through quadrupeds.
Brady says that if your Sun was linked to Capulus, one is strongly focused with forceflul
action. However, if your Sun was linked with Vega, you could define yourself as a person
with a magnetic type of personality.
Abraham Lincoln had his Sun rising as Aldebaran, one of the great royal stars of Persia, was
in the Nadir. Aldebaran represents a ruler or person who is driven to friction with strong
integrity or a noble cause. Being on the Nadir implies that he will be remembered in this
light.
We see the two sides of Algol, the great star of female passion and intensity or ruthlessness,
in the case of Adolf Hider, who had his Sun on the Nadir as Algol was setting. He is
remembered (Nadir) for the ruthless events (Algol) in the later part of his life (setting).
However to demonstrate the benefic effects of Algol-Jules Verne, the father of science
fiction, and writer of short stories and novels such as Around the World in Eighty Days,
Journey to the Center ofthe Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, also had
Algol rising with his Sun. The star rising showed that this star’s passion and intensity was
connected to Verne’s massive outpouring of creative work.
The Moon or Chandra
The Moon, like the Sun, is another form of identity: how you feel, what you seek or find in
your life. If the Moon is affected, then it alters what you believe in, what your ideals are,
what you are passionate about. A Moon linked with Fomalhaut will be passionate about the
arts or metaphysical subjects. It speaks of what pleases you, what nurtures you, what you
therefore consciously or unconsciously seek and draw into your life.
Well-placed Moon makes one soft, tender, lover of honest and ingenuous sciences; delights
in novelties, are unsteady, caring, peace loving, learn many occupations and trades.
An ill-placed Moon gives traits of a vagabond, idle person, hating labour, a drunkard,
spiritless and spinless, delights to live beggarly and carelessly; content in neither good nor
bad conditions of life.
Chandra affects our emotions, perceptual mind, feelings, desires, females, mental capacity,
past experiences, early childhood.
Pathologically the Moon has control over raktha dhatu, face, blood, lymphs, stomach, lungs,
left eye, breast, uterus, ovaries, fertility, nutrition, mucous membrane.
Diseases related to Chandra are Vata and Kapha disorders, mental and mental disorders,
epilepsy, dullness, laziness, moodiness, blood, lympathic system, menstrual and hormonal
disorders, tuberculosis.
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People signified by the Moon are queens, ladies, women, common people, travellers,
pilgrims, sailors, fisher-mongers, brewers, tapsters, coachmen, couriers, huntsmen,
messangers, mariners, millers, malsters, drunkards, fisherwomen, charwomen, midwives,
nurses, watermen, water-bearers, women carrying commodities in the streets.
Jules Verne was born on a day when the Moon set as Altair rose. Altair is the alpha star of
Aquila the Eagle. Altair is the flight of the Eagle, to go higher and in a bolder fiction than
anybody has before, to soar to unexplored great heights. Linked to his Moon via the
Ascendant, this implies that as a young boy Jules Verne quested for adventure, for new
places. As he became older, he found an oudet for all of this in his writing. He did not travel
physically to these places but rather, moon-motivated, he traveled to them emotionally.
The Moon connected with Facies, a star from the constellation Sagittarius. Facies is in the
face of the Archer and represents war as a concept in the human way of life. It has no mercy
and is ruthless in its aggression and its attitudes. Linked to the Moon it implies a person who
loves the combative way of life, loves the military and may even be sadistically inclined.
Adolf Hitler had Facies culminating as his Moon culminated (manifesting itself in his
career). Margaret Thatcher, long-standing right wing Prime Minister of the UK, whose
finest hour was the Falkiands War, had Facies setting (in the latter part of her life) as her
Moon was on her Nadir.
The Moon is also how we receive nurturing, and if connected to a rising star then that star’s
energy will give a description of your view of your mother, or what your mother taught or
instilled in you, because the star is most active in the early part of your life. Prince Charles
has Murzims rising as his Moon culminates. Murzims is the star in the paws of the dog of
Canis Major. It is called the Announcer, and its meaning is to speak out or have something
to say. This star indicates that Charles sees his mother as one who speaks out or has a
message to announce. In adulthood this influenced his own actions as well as the type of
woman to whom he would be drawn. He married the shy, young Diana, only to find that she
was also a person who spoke out; she was a person with something to say to the world.
The Moon’s nodes: Rahu (North) and Ketu (South) – The Invisible Planets.
In Hindu mythology there is a wonderful story that describes how the gods and the demons
once formed an alliance to produce a nectar that could give them immortality. This is the
story of the churning of the milk-ocean and the descent of Lord Vishnu as the Kurma
avatara, the divine tortoise. When the nectar that was churned from this ocean was being
served to the gods, a demon, disguised as a god, sat between the Sun and the Moon in an
attempt to procure the nectar. When he was detected by the Sun and the Moon, Lord Vishnu
immediately severed his head from his body. Unfortunately, it was not fast enough, for the
demon had already tasted a small quantity of the nectar and had become immortal. Ever
since, this demon is said to wreak vengeance on the Sun and Moon whenever they come
near. The head of this great demon is known as Rahu and his tail is known as Ketu.
In Hindu Astrology Rahu and Ketu are known as two invisible planets. They are enemies of
the Sun and the Moon, who at certain times of the year(during conjunction or opposition)
swallow the Sun or the Moon causing either a solar or a lunar eclipse.In Sanskrit this is
known as grahana or seizing.
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What perhaps sounds like a childish story is a powerful metaphor for what actually happens
when an eclipse takes place. Rahu and Ketu are the astronomical points in the sky
respectively called the north and south lunar nodes.
To the observer on earth, the paths of the sun and the moon appear to be two great circles
projected on the celestial sphere (see the diagram). The Sun’s path, the solar ecliptic, makes
a complete revolution in one year. At the same time, the Moon’s circular path is completed
in about one month. Every month the moon will overtake the sun which moves more slowly.
This is called new moon or in Sanskrit, amavasya. Usually the moon’s path passes above or
below the sun’s path and no eclipse occurs. But, periodically the moon overtakes the sun at
the place where their paths intersect. This causes the sun or the moon to be hidden from the
earth’s view and is thus called a solar or lunar eclipse. These places of intersection are the
north and south lunar nodes, or as they are referred to in Hindu mythology, Rahu and Ketu.
Therefore, in the symbolic language of mythology, Rahu and Ketu are said to “swallow up”
the Sun and the Moon. The ancient Hindu observers of the sky were aware of the cause of
the solar and lunar eclipses and so described the process in the language of metaphor.
Basically, a Node or nodal point represents a cross-over point where diverse energies
become momentarily fused into Oneness, a kind of focal point, too. The Moon’s Nodes are
the two points, exactly opposite to one another, where the Moon passes, in it’s orbit, from
above to below the plane of the ecliptic and vice versa. What is the plane of the ecliptic, you
might ask? The Sun spins, like all the planets. Therefore, it has an equator. If you were to
extend the equator of the Sun out in all directions to the limits of the solar system, the
resulting plane is the plane of the ecliptic. All planets are in constant motion in relation to
this imaginary plane. The Moon and its Nodes are also in constant motion in relation to the
Earth, to the Sun and to the zodiac.
Physics and astronomy tell us that anything that spins creates a magnetic field... so it is with
the Moon orbiting the Earth... both are spinning... in themselves, around each other and
around the Sun. The Nodes of the Moon are the focal points of a magnetic field that
influences all life on Earth. Furthermore, these Nodes themselves are moving slowly in
relation to the signs of the zodiac as seen from our perspective. When you were born, the
Nodes of the Moon were in a particular pair of zodiac signs, each opposing the other.
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Because of the enormous influence of the associated magnetic field and the influence of the
pair of the zodiac signs and their associated issues, your very life’s path and purpose are
molded and influenced by these Nodes. The Nodes of the Moon, when considered in the
natal horoscope, can tell a lot about your life’s path, purpose, lessons, gifts, weaknesses, etc.
Mercury or Buddha
The principle of Mercury is communication, conscious mind with logic and rational thinking
through skills of perception, speech or writing. The positive is expressed through the
creative use of skill or intelligence, reason and the the power of discrimination while the
negative is expressed through misuse of skill or intelligence, amorality, opinionated and
one-sided communication. Mercury also symbolizes mentality, ideas, methods, information,
media, manual dexterity, mechanical skills, communication. Mercury acts on the
perspective and intellectual faculties, stimulates curiosity and desire for knowledge,
promotes business activities and interest in learning. The negative side of Mercury are
carelessness, poor judgement, in speech and writing, business administrations, loss of
business, fraud, deception, lying, slander, adverse acts of servants or employees due to
dishonesty, etc.
In fiery signs thoughts are influenced by one’s aspirations, beliefs, hopes and future vision
and skills and speech are expressed demonstratively and enthusiastically. In earthy signs,
thoughts are influenced by practical considerations and coloured by traditional attitude while
skills and speech are expressed persistently, patiently, specifically and with caution. In airy
signs, thoughts are influenced by abstract ideals and social considerations while skills and
speech are expressed objectively, articulately and with understanding of the principles
involved. In watery signs, thoughts are influenced by one’s deep feelings and yearnings
while skills and speech are expressed sensitively, emotionally, and intuitively
Mercury in fixed star work is about ideas and intellect. It may affect the way you speak or it
may emphasize all things Mercurial in your life. If you have Capulus, the star of aggressive
male energy, linked to your Mercury, you are a very direct speaker, freely speaking your
mind for better or worse. However, if Mercury is connected to Rigel, the star of the educator
and teacher, then you may well be an educator, wanting to impart knowledge.
The nature of Mercury is either male or female, according to its placement. If it is in
conjunction with male planets, then Mercury is male. The traits of Mercury are either good
or bad and at times it is difficult to figure out as Mercury rules the animal spirit and is the
author of subtlety, tricks, devices and perjury.
The anatomy and illnesses related to Mercury are vertigos, lethargies, giddiness in the head,
madness, any disease of the brain, stammering, imperfection of the tongue, vain
imaginations, defects of the memory, dumbness, evil-tongue, intellectual impairment.
People signified by Mercury are literary men and women, philosophers, mathematicians,
astrologers, merchants, secretaries, diviners, sculptors, poets, orators, advocates,
schoolmasters, stationers, painters, exchangers of money, attorneys, ambassabors,
commissioners, clerks, solicitors, thieves, grammarians, tailors, messangers, footmen, etc.
Lewis Carroll, the man who gave us the character of Alice in Wonderland at birth had
Mercury set as Formalhaut, one of the great stars of Persia from the constellation Piscis
Australis, was culminating. Formalhaut is linked to romance and poetic ability. Thus,
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Carrol’s highly imaginative, idealistic, romantic, fantasy writing indicates that this
imaginative expression in his speech or writing will form part of his career or become part
of his social status.
On the other side of this coin there is a star called Wega, the alpha star of the constellation
Lyra, the Harp of Orpheus, which covers everything it touches in enchanting charisma. On
the day that Hitler was born, Mercury set as Wega rose. This is an indication of a most
charismatic and spell-creating orator. The star does not describe the way he will use his
charismatic skills, merely that he has them focused on his Mercury.
Venus or Shukra
Venus likes the finer things of life as it is a ‘feel good planet’. Venus is in charge of
relationships, love, money, art and aesthetics. This loveliest and brightest planet rules
diplomacy, co-opertion and strategy.
When dignified Venus signifies a quiet person, pleasant, neat and spruce, clean in apparel,
often prefering to have relationships and affectionate and amorous enticements, delights in
music and parties, cheerful, virtuous, etc.
When badly placed, the person is riotous, expensive, loose in morals and prefers lewd
company, unlawful, incestuous, adulterous, ill-repute, visiting alehouses, taverns, bars, lazy,
atheist, etc.
Anatomy and illnesses connected to Venus are the members of generation, diseases relating
to inordinate lust, kidneys, impotency in generation, hernia, diabetes, etc.
People signified by Venus are musicians, gamesters, linen drapers, silk men, painters,
jewelers, players, embroiders, women tailors, wives, mothers, virgins, fiddlers, perfumers,
gravers, people who sell commodities which adorn women either in body or in face.
The principle of Venus is emotionally coloured tastes, values, exchange of energy with
others, through giving of self and receiving from others, a sharing, a partnership, a
companionship. The urge of Venus is represented through social contacts and love urge,
urge to express affection, urge for pleasures.
The needs are symbolized by feeling close to one another, need for comfort and harmony,
the need to give self’s emotions, share vigorous activities and mutual aspirations and
enthusiasm. The positive expressions are love (give and take) sharing, generosity while the
negative expressions are affection and appreciation are expressed energetically, directly and
grandly.
The placement of Venus describes your inclination towards romance, marriage and other
partnerships and the pursuit of pleasure. Venus also represents emotions of sympathy, love,
sex, attraction, beauty, refinement, culture, expression of art, luxury, harmony, obedience to
low, conventions and propriety. Good aspects to Venus brings happiness, prosperity,
enjoyment and pleasures. Afflications to Venus brings trouble, scandal, disease, discredit
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through the opposite sex, loss in dealing with Venusian subjects and occupations. It also
induces extravagance and unbecoming conduct.
In fiery signs, affection and appreciation are expressed energetically, directly and grandly.
In earthy signs affection and appreciation are expressed tangibly, dependably and physically.
In airy signs, affection and appreciation are expressed through intense intellectual
communication and a sense of companionship. In watery signs, affection and appreciation
are expressed emotionally and sympathetically, leading to a feeling of deep merging.
Venus in fixed star work seems to be strongly connected to the arts as well as to ideas about
harmony and relating. Thus, it can affect your private life, friendships, and alliances, as well
as push you into some form of creative expression. Venus connected to Capulus, makes one
to have little concern for harmony, balance, or social skills, whereas if you had Venus
connected to Diadem, a star of female sacrifice, you may be very self-sacrificing in personal
relationships.
Princess Diana, with her Venus on Algol did not care for anyone, though being watched
every moment during her urge for love relationship with Dodi but it unfortunately ended in
a tragic disaster. Elizabeth Taylor, with her many marriages and turbulent private life, was
born on the day that Venus set as Procyon culminated. Procyon is the alpha star of Canis
Minor. Procyon comes before “the shining one,” Sirius, and relates to rash actions that do
not last. Linked to her Venus and connected to the MC, one of the ways she is known in the
world is for her many failed marriages.
Leonardo da Vinci, whose Venus was setting while the alpha star of the Pleiades, Alcyone,
was setting. This is the same star that Laurence Olivier had linked to his Mercury, but with
Leonardo its mysterious energy is focused on Venus, manifesting in many of his works and
drawings and most of all in the faint smile and mystery of the Mona Lisa.
Mars or Mangala
Mangala, the auspicious, the favourable, having its direction of contemplation towards the
supreme goal. Mangala empowers one to use weapons of aggression to protect and attack;
whose power is used in sports,hunting, archery; efforts to reach and subjugate distant
objects; with a boundless thirst for the unknown and an urge to achieve difficult objects that
needs strife and energy. Managala is also known as the Hirnyagarbha or the golden egg or
unknown depths in time. By the jutting arrow that indicates the process of articulation, one
attains full strature. Mangala is the pain of the new born breaking from the egg (womb) and
going into a world full of violence, accidents, wars, destruction; and with prowess he breaks
the veil over its inner potentials to march towards progress and growth. Mars has no fear to
go beyond one’s capacities to reach higher levels of existence by abandoning materialistic
way of life and mundane living to achieve everlasting life. That is why the world had
knights, martyrs or shaheeds, who have renounced this world through efforts requiring
enormous sacrifices, for the spiritual life beyond the gates of death.
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When dignified and well-placed, one is victorious in war, courageous and invincible, bold,
confident, challenging, valiant, loves confrontations, hazarding himself to all perils, never
submissive and fights all things prudently to victory.
When ill-placed then he is a prattler without modesty or honesty, loves slaughter, murder,
thievery, promotes sedation, highway thief, a traitor, rash, obsence, inhuman, treacherous,
violent and with no fear of God.
The principle desire of Mars is towards direct action, initiative, physical energy, drive and
dynamism. Its urge is represented through self-assertion, aggressive urge, sex urge, urge to
act decisively, use of power and initiative, confidence, enthusiasm, etc. Positive expression
is expressed through courage, daring, enterprise, will power, etc. directed to legitimate aim;
while the negative expression is expressed through impatience, violence, improper use of
force or threat.
Mars governs the red corpuscles of the blood and gives vigour, vitality, strengthens the
desires, the apetite and the passions and is necessary in the practical affairs of life. A wellplaced Mars endows powerful energy and an indomitable will to succeed. An afflicted
Mars without essential dignity can mean accidents, injuries, violence, etc., according to the
sign and house concerned.
Mars in fiery signs, asserts self through direct physical action, initiative, outgoing radition of
energy, physical energy stimulated by constant movement, confidence, enthusiasm and
dynamic action. In earthy signs, Mars asserts itself through concrete achievement requiring
patience and persistence. Physical energy is stimulated by hard work; self discipline and
carrying out one’s duties. In airy signs, Mars asserts itself through expression of ideas,
active communication and energetic imagination. In Watery signs, Mars asserts itself
through emotional subtlety and persistence, appealing to deeper feelings, physical energy
stimulated by deeper yearnings, subtle intuitions and intensity of emotional experience.
Anatomy and illnesses related to Mars are the gall, left ear, burning fevers, migranes,
plagues, ringworm, fistulas, wounds and diseases in the genitals, stones in the reins and the
bladders, small pox, hurts and wound by weapons, anger and passion.
People signified by Mars are tyrants or oppressors, usurpers, generals of the armies,
colonels, captains, soldiers, physicians, surgeons, alchemists, gunners, butchers, marshals,
sergeants, bailiffs, hangmen, thieves, smithers, bakers, watch-makers, tailors, cutter of
swords and knives, barbers, cooks, dyers, gamesters, tanners, curriers, bee-wards, etc.
When Mars is linked to a fixed star, motivation, sexual energy, aggression, or drive are
colored by the mythology and process of the star. Mars repersents your ability to focus
energy and move it toward an emotional or physical goal without consideration of others. A
star like Alcyone with Mars could result in idealism without drive, or a person who is
strongly focused on higher ideals or the mysteries of physical or spiritual life. Immanuel
Kant had Mars setting as Alcyone was on the Nadir. His life work was in the field of
philosophy. In contrast to Kant’s Mars, Joan of Arc’s Mars was rising as Antares was on the
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Nadir. Antares is the heart of the Scorpion and indicates great passions, transformations,
warrior-ship. And Joan of Arc, of course, was burnt to death by the English for her part in
leading the French nation to victory against the English.
Jupiter or Brihaspati
In the Rigveda, Upanishads and Puranas, Jupiter is given names like Bhrahamanspati,
Brihaspati, both deriving from the same root, Brahma. “Bri” means to expand and grow,
i.e., Wisdom enables the growth and expansion in the universe. In the Rigveda, Brihaspati
is invoked as a mighty power which can be invoked for immense protection and great
prosperity. Born of the sage Angira, yellow in colour, the colour of intellect, auspicious for
rituals and devotional activities, Jupiter sits on a water lily of four arms. 1) a garland of
rudraksha beads 2) a begging bowl 3) a mace and 4) bestowing blessings, indicating the
right performance of duties and involved in actions to fulfill the will of the higher power.
The chariot of Jupiter is called Nitighosa drawn by eight horses. “Niti” stands for
prosperity as well as the science of morality, ethics and moral fulfillment. “Ghosha” stand
for thunder as well as proclamation of the arrival of righteousness, the law and code of truth
and right action. The eight horses yoked to the chariot represent the eight perfections in
latency.
When dignified Jupiter gives the traits of magnamity, honourable ways, good dealings,
desire to benefit mankind reverencing the elders, full of charity, liberal, just, prudent,
virtuous, thankful, dignified, etc.
When ill-placed, unfortunate, wastes patrimony, hypocritical, tenacious, maintaining false
tenets in religion, careless, dull capacity, stooping too low, gluttonous, etc.
Anatomy and illnesses signified by Jupiter are infirmities of the liver, apoplexies,
inflammation of the lungs, palpitation, trembling in the heart, cramps, diseases relating to
ribs, corruption of blood, cancer and diabetes, etc.
People signified by Jupiter are judges, senators, ecclesiastical men, bishops, priests,
ministers, cardinals, chancellors, doctors of the civil law, young scholars, students in the
university or college, lawyers, clothiers, woolen drapers, etc.
The principle urge of Jupiter is through expansion, grace, urge towards a larger order and
need to improve self. It’s needs are symbolized through faith, trust and confidence in life
leading to self improvement and development. The positive expression is by faith, reliance
on higher power, greater plans, optimism and openness to self’s need for improvement;
while the negative expressions are overconfidence, laziness, scattering energy, leaving the
work to others, irresponsibility, overextending self or promising too much.
In the lowest aspect of human consciousness, Jupiter represents the love or desire for wealth,
ease and desire of material accumulation. In the higher aspect of human consciousness,
Jupiter represents benevolence, conscience and judicial consideration. In the highest aspect
of human consciousness, Jupiter bestows wisdom, knowledge or divine things, reverence
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and spirituality. Jupiter preserves life, safeguards health, prevents accidents or renders them
harmless, gives honour, bestows power and wealth.
In fiery signs, inner faith comes with one who is outgoing, enthusiastic, assertive, physically
active and opportunities are stimulated by taking risks to try new things. In earthy signs,
inner faith comes when one tunes into practicality, dependability, and the experiences of the
senses. Opportunities are stimulated through hard work and responsibilities. In airy signs,
inner faith is stimulated through exploring new ideas, communicating with new people and
through social improvement. In watery signs, inner faith is stimulated through depth of
emotional experience, positive expression of one’s compassion and imagination.
Opportunities come when one is sensitive and caring towards others and when one
intuitively follows one’s inner yearnings.
Stars linked to Jupiter will be emphasized in their expression, as well as affecting the way
you learn and expand your world. You may see the big picture and rush toward it or see the
big picture and run away from it. When Regulus, one of the Royal Stars of Persia which
promises success as long as revenge is avoided, is with Jupiter it can be a very powerfull
combination, suggesting great success or a great struggle to avoid revenge. Jupiter is a
magnifier: it takes the energy of the star and expresses it to the world in a magnified form.
Adoff Hitler had Facies rising at the same time as his Jupiter: Facies, the essence of war and
combat, is magnified by its contact with Jupiter.
On a brighter note, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had Spica and Jupiter culminating together.
Spica, the alpha star of Virgo, is the gift of genius. Linked to the MC of Mozart, it indicates
that we will know his work and know him as a genius-a clear instance of Jupiter magnifying
the star it touched.
Saturn or Shani
Saturn is born of the union of the Sun and Chhaya. Saturn is the projection of the solar
radiance through the veil of matter; the pure radiance of the Sun is obstructed by matter. All
the divine offsprings of the Sun have the common feature of carrying and furthering the
divine mission of the Light, the victory of the spiritual forces over materiality. Saturn
causes frustration with the material world and spirituality is caused by the denial of
materialism. Saturn is Father Time, Chronos, the Planet of Karma, discipline, responsibility.
Saturn is the best teacher. Saturn teaches us to manage our limitations.
Another name for Saturn is Saptarchi, meaning the seven flames, or rays and the seven
human temperaments: 1) Will 2)Wisdom 3) Activity of thought 4) Search for truth 5)
Religious Protection 6) Aristist, fine art through pure form and 7) Mystics and Visionaries.
When dignified, Saturn is profound in imagination, severe in acts, reserved in words, sparse
in giving, patient in labour, grave in disputing, studious, solicitous and austere in all manner
of actions.
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When ill-placed, he gives traits of envy, jealousy, mistrust, sordid, sluggish, suspicious,
stubborn, a condemner of the opposite sex, a liar, malicious, never content and pining for
what is not.
In anatomy and illnesses, Saturn causes troubles with the right ear, teeth, proceeding of cold,
dry and melancholy, rheums, consumptions palsies, tremblings, vain fears, dropsy,
apoplexies, the hand and foot gout, , etc.
The people signified by Saturn are day labourers, undertakers, scavengers, carters,
gardeners, dyers of black cloth, herdsmen, sheperds, cow-keepers, malsters, chimney
sweepers, sextons of churches, colliers, elders, etc.
The principle of Saturn is contraction, discipline and hard work. It’s urge is to defend self’s
structure and integrity towards safety and security through tangible achievement. Positive
expression comes through disciplined effort, acceptance of duties and responsibilities,
patience, organization, reliability,etc; while negative expression comes through self
restriction through too much reliance on self and lack of faith, rigidity, coldness,
defensiveness, grappling inhibitions, fearfulness and negativity, etc.
During each 30 years of its journey through the 12 signs, Saturns brings in challenges to
bring in new awareness or to face the consequences of having failed to gain the wisdom
required to do so. Sturnd denotes :
1. the necessity for obedience to law. Necessity is the mother of inventions.
2. the value of labour, patience, intelligence and economical use of time and material.
3. protection and limits the Soul till it is capable of leaving its earthly conditions and
entering its spiritual heritage.
Saturn in fiery signs, stabilizes one’s identity and expresses creative energy with
moreregularity and objectivity with efforts to master the physical world and developing a
systematic approach. In earthy signs, Saturn stabilizes one’s efficiency and precision in
work and handling daily responsibility with efforts to master the physical world and
developing a systematic approach. In airy signs, Saturn stabilizes one’s thinking and
disciplines one’s mind without lapsing into negative thinking and efforts are made to handle
social responsibilities with sincerity while maintaining a detached perspective and thinking
with clarity, practicality and effectively. In watery signs, there is the need to stabilize one’s
emotions and sensitivities, expressing feelings while simultaneously developing more
detachment from them. Efforts should be put into expressing feeling with
self acceptance while disciplining over-sensitivty.
A star linked with Saturn has a lasting effect. It relates to what you build with your life or
what you leave behind after death. It will express itself in issues of leadership and may even
be projected onto the father or authority figures. Saturn linked with Castor, for example,
describes a leading writer or communicator who leaves behind a body of work or ideas. John
Lennon had Castor on his Nadir as his Saturn rose. Once again, we see the impact of the
Nadir in how Lennon’s recognition continued after death as his music and songs gained
greater acclaim.
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In contrast Oliver Cromwell-the man who led the English civil war, overthrew the
monarchy, and became Lord Protector of England-had Saturn on the Nadir as Procyon rose.
Procyon was the star connected to Venus in Elizabeth Taylor’s chart: to rise quickly but not
to last-which her marriages didn’t. After Cromwell’s death, his body of work was destroyed
and the monarchy returned to power.
Uranus or Prajapati
The principle of Uranus is individualistic freedom, freedom of self ego with an urge towards
originality, differentiation and independence from tradition and a need to rely on one’s own
resources and work.
The positive expression is attunement to truth; originality, inventiveness, directed
experimentation, respect for freedom; while the negative expression is willfulness, restless
impatience, constant need for excitement, rebellion, extremism and purposeless change.
In society it rules radical ideas and people and revolutionary events that upset established
structures. Being highly unorthodox, it identifies the unusual or unique. It gives tendencies
with potential involvement with arcane studies, science, technology, computers and the
media.
Neptune or Varun
The principle of Neptune is transcendent freedom, freedom from self ego with an urge to
escape from the limitations of one’s self and of the material world. Needs to experience a
oneness with life and a complete merger with the whole.
Its positive expression is, attunement with the whole realization of spiritual dimention of
experience; all-encompassing compassion living an ideal; while the negative expression is
self-destruction, escapism, evasion of responsibilities and refusal to face one’s motives and
to commit self to anything.
At the lower level, Neptune is a planet of deception ruling the oppressed, abandoned, the
misfits of society. At a higher level it is the planet of enlightment, ruling visionaries who
represent spiritualism, mysticism and ideals.
Are these two outer planets, affecting generations, so malefic? This view is due to a shallow
and shortsighted view of character and purpose.
The evil ascribed to them are:
• Due to ignorance of their proper purpose and
• Wrapping their forces into improper hand of activity.
Both are spiritual planets, who hasten human evolution. When an individual’s evolution is
retarded, Uranus and Neptune remove them, and these hindrances are in the form of
ignorance, greed, laziness, lust, tyranny and prejudices. Hence habits, characteristics,
institutions, etc. to which these vices are attached are assaulted or overthrown by Uranus and
Neptune.
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Further, obstinacy and refusal to apply spiritual principles to life cause these transcendental
planets to act with tremendous malevolence. The vibrations of these planets are of such
high frequency that they tend to break down the insulation in the brain cells and nerve fibres
of the body, unless a proper outlet is found for their activities.
Pluto or Yama
The principle of Pluto is transformation, transmutation, elimination, etc. with an urge to total
rebirth and penetrate to the core of experience and the need to go off the old and refine
oneself.
The positive expression is the need to focus one’s mind and will power on one’s own
transformation and transmute one’s deepest desires and compulsions through effort and
intensity of experience; while the negative expression is compulsive expression of
subconscious cravings, willful manipulation of others to serve one’s own ends, ruthlessly
using any means to avoid the plain of facing one’s self and infatuation with power. As Pluto
is related to our karmic relations, it transforms us with new experiences that destroys the old
and useless forms and thought with new and spiritualizing vibrations through our cosmic
journey.
THE SUN AND THE STARS
Star phases have not been used in astrology for nearly two thousand years. Yet this
technique was the predominant method used when fixed stars held the center stage of an
astrologer’s life. As we became disconnected from the sky; the importance of star phases
faded, not because of faulty technique but because it was a visually based system. The
“phasing” of a star-that is to say its rising with the Sun on a particular calendar date, its
period of visibility in the night sky and its period of invisibility when it was not present in
the night Sky-was one of the major tools for defining the calendar, the seasons, and the
weather. In addition, the periods when a star was missing from the night sky; and its
subsequent return, provided foundations for both myths and religious practices that the
Egyptians raised to their highest form of expression.
The phases of the stars are the result of the combination of three factors:
•
The first is that the stars do not reside on the ecliptic and will therefore co-rise and
co-set for a given latitude on different degrees of the ecliptic.
•
The second is that the Sun; which defines the ecliptic, will rise and set with the same
degree of the ecliptic for a particular day.
•
And the third and most obvious factor, is that stars are only visible when the Sun is
below the horizon.
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THE STARS TO USE TO DETERMINE THE HELIACAL RISING STAR OF THE DAY
According to Cyril Faggan "Heliacal" does not mean "with the Sun," but "before the
Sun" (heliacal rising) and "after the Sun" (heliacal setting). When a planet or a fixed
star rises or sets precisely with the Sun, it is referred to as its cosmic rising and cosmic
setting respectively.
In determining the nature of a particular day by establishing what stars were the heliacal
rising or setting, a natural question arises: which stars to use? There are eight thousand
visible stars, so this question is best answered by Ptolemy, who says:
As for our not inserting some of the fainter of the stars named by the ancients... one must
concede, if the question is not weighty, that especially the last and first phases of such small
stars are altogether phantasms because they are hard to distinguish and hard to consider
anyway. Then, it is quite clear that, since this first publication is submitted by us only as far
as fixed stars of the first and second magnitude for the reasons set out.
Ptolemy goes on to explain that other, fainter stars would only be in conflict with the
brighter stars and points out that it would be incorrect to have the heliacal rising attributed to
a faint star when it is also the heliacal rising of a bright star.
The table below lists Ptolemy’s stars of the first and second magnitude and should be used
as a guide for determining which stars can be the heliacal rising star for the day of birth.
PTOLEMY’S STARS
1st Magnitude
Capella
(Auriga)
Wega
(Lyra)
Arcturus
(Bootes)
Regulus
(Leo)
Denebola
(Leo)
Aldebaran
(Taurus)
Procyon
(Canis Minor)
Betelguese
(Orion)
Spica
(Virgo)
Rigel
(Orion)
Sirus
(Canis Major)
Formalhaut
(Pisces Australis)
Achernar
(Eridanus)
Canopus
(Carinus)
Rigel Kentaurus
(Centaurus)
2nd Magnitude
Algol
Menkalinan
Deneb
Alphecca
Castor
Pollux
Alpharatz
Altair
Bellatrix
Alphard
Zuben eschamali
Zuben elgenubi
Alnilam
Antares
Rukbat
(Perseus)
(Auriga)
(Cygnus)
(Corona Borealis)
(Gemini)
(Gemini)
(Andromeda)
(Aquila)
(Orion)
(Hydra)
(Libra)
(Libra)
(Orion)
(Scorpius)
(Sagittarius)
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The Constellations
Andromeda - the Chained
Antlia - the Air Pump
Maiden
Aquila - the Eagle
Apus Paradise
the
Bird
of Aquarius - the Water
Carrier
Ara - the Altar
Aries - the Ram
Camelopardalis - the
Caelum - the Chisel
Boötes - the Herdsman
Giraffe
Canis Minor - the Small
Canes Venatici - the Hunting
Canis Major - the Big Dog
Dog
Dogs
Carina - the Keel of the Argo
Cassiopeia - the Queen
Centaurus - the Centaur
Navis
Chamaeleon - the
Cetus - the Whale
Circinus - the Compass
Chameleon
Coma Berenices - Berenice's Corona Australis - the
Corona Borealis - the
Hair
Southern Crown
Northern Crown
Crater - the Cup
Crux - the Southern Cross Cygnus - the Swan
Dorado - the Dolphinfish
Draco - the Dragon
Fornax - the Furnace
Gemini - the Twins
Horologium - the Pendulum
Hydra - the Water Serpent
Clock
Lacerta - the Lizard
Leo - the Lion
Libra - the Scales
Lupus - the Wolf
Microscopium - the
Mensa - the Table Mountain
Microscope
Auriga - the Charioteer
Cancer - the Crab
Capricornus - the Sea
Goat
Cepheus - the King
Columba - the Dove
Corvus - the Raven
Delphinus - the Dolphin
Eridanus - the Celestial
Equuleus - the Little Horse
River
Hercules - the Strong
Grus - the Crane
Man
Hydrus - the Water Snake Indus - the Indian
Leo Minor - the Little Lion Lepus - the Hare
Lynx - the Lynx
Lyra - the Harp
Monoceros – the Unicorn
Musca - the Fly
Norma - the Level
Octans - the Octant
Ophiuchus - the Serpent
Holder
Orion - the Great Hunter
Pavo - the Peacock
Pegasus - the Winged
Horse
Perseus - the Greek Hero
Phoenix - the Firebird
Pictor - the Painter's Easel
Pisces - the Fishes
Piscis Austrinus - the
Southern Fish
Puppis - the Stern of the
Argo Navis
Pyxis - the Compass of the
Argo Navis
Reticulum - the Reticle
Sagitta - the Arrow
Sagittarius - the Archer
Scorpius - the Scorpoin
Sculptor - the Sculptor's
Tool
Scutum - the Shield
Serpens - the Serpent
Sextans - the Sextant
Taurus - the Bull
Triangulum Australe - the
Southern Triangle
Vela - the Sails of the Argo
Navis
Telescopium - the
Telescope
Triangulum - the
Triangle
Ursa Minor - the Small
Tucana - the Toucan
Ursa Major – the Big Bear
Bear
Vulpecula - the Little
Virgo - the Young Maiden Volans - the Flying Fish
Fox
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Other Stars and Star Groups
North Circumpolar Constellations Map Fall Constellations Map
Spring Constellations Map
Summer Constellations Map
Winter Constellations Map South Circumpolar Constellations Map
The Summer Triangle
The Winter Circle
The Pleiades - the Seven Sisters
Argo Navis - the Ship of the Argonauts
Polaris - Pole Star or North Star
Constellations Are Said To Symbolize Nations
The following is an excerpt from Moira Timms' chapter on "Astrological Cycles" in her
book, Beyond Prophecies & Predictions; "If a star map is superimposed over the Earth with
the pole star (Polaris 28 Gemini - Ursa Minor) placed over the terrestrial North Pole, we
have a celestial clock making one revolution daily. The noon point of that map (like
Greenwich) is the Great Pyramid of Giza. Thousands of years ago, Egypt was known as the
Land of Khem. The Khema were a group of seven major stars (in the constellation of
Taurus), known today as the Pleiades (29 Taurus).
If the map is placed with the Khema over the Land of Khem (Egypt)- specifically, directly
over the apex of the Great Pyramid - then Taurus falls over the Taurus Mountains of
southern Turkey. Ursa Major, the Great Bear, rambles over Russia; the head of Draco the
Dragon coils up over China; Orion (the warrior) over Iran/Iraq. Aries the Ram over Rome,
and Capricorn (identified with the god Pan) falls over Panama, Panuco, and Mayapan (the
old name of the Yucatan). Aquila the Eagle spans the United States. The analogies are
obvious, and quite impressive. This is one of the clearest examples of the law of 'As Above,
So Below'."
Comets appearing in constellations are said to mark the rise and fall of nations associated
with that nations' respective constellations. An impressive example of this was pointed by
Cheiro in his book entitled Cheiro's World Predictions (1928). Cheiro noted that, on June
8th, 1918, a bright supernova appeared in the constellation of Aquila the Eagle, which
signifies the United States. As reported at the time: "The brightness of Nova Aquila in its
early days was greater than that of any Nova since the year 1604". What is even more
remarkable is that June 8th saw the only solar eclipse in the year 1918, and this eclipse was
conjunct Jupiter, the planet of rulers, and squared by Mars, the planet of war. "The solar
eclipse and supernova(One of the most energetic explosive events known is a supernova.
These occur at the end of a star's lifetime, when its nuclear fuel is exhausted and it is no
longer supported by the release of nuclear energy. If the star is particularly massive, then its
core will collapse and in so doing will release a huge amount of energy. This will cause a
blast wave that ejects the star's envelope into interstellar space. The result of the collapse
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may be, in some cases, a rapidly rotating neutron star that can be observed many years later
as a radio pulsar) in Aquila the Eagle in early-June of 1918 coincided with the United States
entering the Great War in Europe (i.e. World War I) at the time and the subsequent turning
point in that war. By July of that year, American troops backed the Allies in starting to
reverse the gains made by Germany and the Central powers up to that point, and, by
November of 1918, the tide has turned completely with Germany's surrender and an Allied
victory.
"Thus, a profound and rare astronomical event occurred - the supernova in Aquila the Eagle
along with a solar eclipse - in June of 1918 that marked a critical juncture at which the
United States started to become an important world power. American involvement in the
European war in 1918 was the first time the U.S. took on the role of a world power. From
that time on, marked the rise of the United States to the ruling world power. This historical
turning point for America was reflected in the sky according to the law: 'As Above, So
Below'"
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Sanderson Becik’s Constellations of the Decanates
Decanates
0-10 degrees
10-20 degrees
20-30 degrees
Aries
Triangulum
Eridanus
Perseus
Taurus
Lepus
Orion
Auriga
Gemini
Ursa Minor
Canis Major
Ursa Major
Cancer
Canis Minor
Hydra
Argo
Leo
Crater
Centaurus
Corvus
Virgo
Bootes
Hercules
Corona Borealis
Libra
Serpens
Draco
Lupus
Scorpio
Ophiuchus
Ara
Corona Australis
Sagittarius
Lyra
Aquila
Sagitta
Capricorn
Cygnus
Delphinus
Pisces Australis
Aquarius
Equuleus
Pegasus
Cetus
Pisces
Cepheus
Andromeda
Cassiopeia
In addition to the twelve signs of the zodiac the ancients also described thirty-six other
constellations that were associated with each ten-degree section of the zodiac. The oldest
records of them have been found inside coffin lids in the 10th Egyptian dynasty about 2100
BC. The thirty-six are also mentioned in the Babylonian Enuma Anu Enlil about four
centuries later. Through the expansion of the Persian and later Babylonian empires these 48
constellations were adopted and renamed by the Greeks, although the current rulership of
the decanates according to the sequence of signs of the same element in the order of
cardinal, fixed, mutable is found in Hindu astrology rather than in the Greek which had
different rulerships.
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USE OF DECANATES IN MUNDANE ASTROLOGY
Alfred John Pearce pointed out that the Roman Empire and the Papal power were greatly aff
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names- Their lore and meaning' Richard Hinckley Allen’s book 'Star names- Their lore
and meaning' 'Names of Stars from period of Vedas' ected by the passage of Regulus
through the sign Leo by which Rome is ruled. This star entered Leo in 293 B.C., and the
power of Rome became fully established. The approximate period during which it remains
in one sign is 2160 years, and it therefore requires about 720 years to pass through a single
decanate, which it does in a retrograde direction. Unfortunately the exact position of the
vernal equinox in the constellations is not known with any accuracy, but there seems to be
no doubt that the first point of Aries in the zodiac of signs coincided with that in the
constellation zodiac in about 500 A.D. In 571 A.D. it entered the Sagittarius decanate
corresponding with the great increase in Papal power; in 1291 it left that decanate and in the
same year the Holy Land was entirely lost. When Regulus left the term of Jupiter in 1507
the efforts of Luther were disturbing the power of the Popes, and when, in 1868, its
influence began to be transferred to Virgo on account of its having passed the 29th degree of
Leo, the French troops left Rome and the temporal power of the Pope was overthrown.
Triangulum - Aries Decanate of Aries
Only three stars make up the constellation of Triangulum, which is based on an abstract
principle rather than a myth. The basic triad has many interpretations from the creator,
preserver and destroyer of the Hindu trimurti to heaven and earth that produce life to the
father, mother, and child to the three stages of a woman's life as maiden, nymph, and crone
to the Hegelian philosophical process of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis. As Mars rules the
double Aries decanate, this energy is very active with tremendous initiative and pioneering
spirit. The keyword is ACTION.
Eridanus - Leo Decanate of Aries
Eridanus is the name of a Greek river god that has been associated with the Euphrates,
Tigris, Nile, and the Po. When Phaethon was struck down by Zeus for mishandling his
father's chariot of the sun, he fell into the river Eridanus whose sisters were turned into
popular trees for having encouraged him. The sun which rules this Leo decanate of Aries is
exalted here, as spring comes forth with new life. This vital energy has been associated with
the fountain of youth. The influence of Leo brings power and ambition. The keyword is
DOMINION.
Perseus - Sagittarius Decanate of Aries
Perseus, the son of Zeus, was set adrift with his mother Danae and was brought up by
Polydeuctes who encouraged him to go after the head of Medusa whose look could turn
people to stone. Using his shield to look at her indirectly he cut off her head and then
rescued the chained princess Andromeda. Ruled by Jupiter this Sagittarius decanate of Aries
is good at spreading and promoting new ideas and causes. Courage combined with wisdom
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can greatly contribute to progressive endeavors and new ventures. Enthusiasm enhances
public relations, but the negative side is propaganda. The keyword is PROMOTION.
Lepus - Taurus Decanate of Taurus
Lepus, the hare, is a timid animal and a symbol of fertility. This double Taurus decanate
ruled by Venus can be very attractive, musical, artistic, and sensual. The nurturing and
fruitful qualities of the earth are emphasized, and the ability to acquire wealth and things of
value can be great. However, too much lusting for material things can lead to moral and
spiritual blindness. The moon is exalted in this decanate. Prosperity based on hard work is
usually indicated. The keyword is DETERMINATION.
Orion - Virgo Decanate of Taurus
Orion, the successful hunter who was eventually killed by Artemis or a scorpion, is
analogous to the ancient Sumerian story of Gilgamesh who overcame a wild bull and sought
immortality. This Virgo decanate ruled by Mercury usually faces many conflicts and
challenges for the mind as well as physical ones. Orion hunted many wild beasts before he
was killed and placed in the stars. Many obstacles need to be overcome in order to attain
success. The keyword is STRUGGLE.
Auriga - Capricorn Decanate of Taurus
Auriga drives a chariot and holds a baby goat in his other arm, representing control and
protection of the weak. The story of Phaethon's ill-fated chariot trip with the sun indicates
the dangers of losing control over one's life. This Capricorn decanate of Taurus ruled by
Saturn is concerned with attaining skills and managing resources. One may be in positions
of authority and responsibility that can be used for healing and great benefit to those in need.
The keyword is MASTERSHIP.
Ursa Minor - Gemini Decanate of Gemini
Ursa Minor, the little bear, represents the intuitive part of the mind. This double Gemini
decanate ruled by Mercury can be very intelligent, perceptive, skillful, and youthful. When
one's attention is well directed insights can come from the unconscious mind. The guiding
pole star found in this constellation symbolizes the important principle of truth that must
ever be one's guide. Interest in communication, education, and the arts may be indicated.
The keyword is INTUITION.
Canis Major - Libra Decanate of Gemini
Canis Major is the large dog containing the brightest star Sirius. For the ancient Egyptians
the dog-star was associated with the annual flooding of the Nile on which they could
depend. The dog symbolizes loyalty to a master, whether it be another person, an institution,
or God. This Libra decanate of Gemini ruled by Venus represents loyalty and faithfulness
particularly in marriage and partnership. Following the voice of conscience can be very
important. The keyword is FIDELITY.
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Ursa Major - Aquarius Decanate of Gemini
Ursa Major, the big bear, represents the larger reasoning part of the mind. This Aquarius
decanate of Gemini ruled by Uranus can have well developed thinking powers, scientific
and literary gifts, and persuasive abilities. The reasoning mind can be very powerful when it
is well trained and applied with diligence. Scientific research and inventiveness as well as
comprehensive understanding can be developed. The keyword is REASON.
Canis Minor - Cancer Decanate of Cancer
Canis Minor, the little dog, represents a creature who is susceptible to the influences of
others. This double Cancer decanate ruled by the moon can be quite emotional and family
oriented. Feelings are strong and sensitive and can express through poetic and dramatic arts.
One tends to take the shape of the environment and needs to be careful about negative
influences though one can also be a positive channel for Spirit. The keyword is MOODS.
Hydra - Scorpio Decanate of Cancer
Hydra was a monster with many heads so poisonous that even its breath could kill. When
Heracles tried to kill the monster by crushing its heads, more heads would grow back until
his friend Iolaus seared them with a burning branch. The last immortal head had to buried
under a heavy rock. This Scorpio decanate of Cancer represents the power and persistence of
desires which when repressed can become even stronger. Desires can be sublimated into
creative expression, but they cannot be denied without cost. The keyword is REVELATION.
Argo - Pisces Decanate of Cancer
Argo was the ship used by Jason and his argonauts to search for the golden fleece, and it
also represents the ark Noah used to survive the great flood that caused the final destruction
of Atlantis about 9000 BC when the precession of the equinoxes was moving into this
decanate. Restless adventures can lead to stormy seas. This Pisces decanate of Cancer
symbolizes the curious mind that continually seeks new horizons and the secrets of Nature.
Discontent often stimulates further exploration. The keyword is RESEARCH.
Crater - Leo Decanate of Leo
Crater is a furnace of fire that has tremendous concentrated energy. This double Leo
decanate ruled by the Sun contains great power that may express as a ruler or leader.
Because Leo is the heart, the best expression of this power is through love and giving. The
tendency toward the extremes of luxury or asceticism can usually be best directed through
moderation and creativity. The keyword is LEADERSHIP.
Centaurus - Sagittarius Decanate of Leo
Centaurus is half man and half horse armed with a spear and a shield. The human spirit
learns how to cooperate with animalistic prowess. This Sagittarius decanate of Leo ruled by
Jupiter is ready to fight for a cause and always looking to bring about progressive
improvements. The spirit of adventure and playfulness are often combined with some higher
purpose. The keyword is REFORM.
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Corvus - Aries Decanate of Leo
Corvus, the raven, represents a strong bird which feeds on the weak and wounded. This
Aries decanate of Leo ruled by Mars can be ruthless and zealous in striving for goals. The
effort to lead, accomplish, or rise to the top may be willing to sacrifice oneself or others to
reach the power that will lead to desired ends. Survival instincts and power instincts are
strong motivators. The keyword is AMBITION.
Bootes - Virgo Decanate of Virgo
Bootes with his sickle represents the harvest of grain and the vine. This double Virgo
decanate ruled by Mercury works hard to garner fruit from the fields. This extraction of
value involves selection of the good from all experiences by discerning the fruit from the
dross. Then what is gained can be applied for still greater accomplishments. The keyword is
ACHIEVEMENT.
Hercules - Capricorn Decanate of Virgo
Hercules is the hero who performed twelve labors of heroic proportion. This Capricorn
decanate of Virgo ruled by Saturn manages tasks in order to develop even greater abilities.
Every experience is a gain for the soul as greater mastery is learned. Planning and ambition
diplomatically controlled and organized can overcome difficult challenges. The keyword is
EXPERIENCE.
Corona Borealis - Taurus Decanate of Virgo
Corona Borealis is the northern crown that represents the last decanate of the northern signs
of spring and summer. The sacrifices and efforts required to complete work for a good cause
can make this the crown of thorns. This Taurus Decanate of Virgo ruled by Venus may be
called upon to rise to a higher sense of love. Choosing one's duty can mean giving up other
pursuits that might be more pleasurable. The keyword is RENUNCIATION.
Serpens - Libra Decanate of Libra
Serpens is the snake that can represent power, wisdom, and temptation. This double Libra
decanate ruled by Venus strives to be as wise as a serpent and as innocent as a dove.
Diplomacy and compromise often enable them to find a balance between extreme factions
and opposed parties. The ability to harmonize divergent tendencies and bring people
together depends on subtle understanding of human nature. The keyword is POLICY.
Draco - Aquarius Decanate of Libra
Draco comes from the word meaning to see or watch, and the dragon is often guarding
something such as the golden apples in the garden of the Hesperides. To win the treasure the
monster guarding it has to be overcome. This Aquarius Decanate of Libra ruled by Uranus
rebels against restrictions and greatly values liberty and autonomy. Principles of justice,
equality, and fairness are very important in attaining the balance symbolized by the scales of
Libra. The keyword is INDEPENDENCE.
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Lupus - Gemini Decanate of Libra
Lupus is the wolf who often preys upon the weak and unwary. This Gemini decanate of
Libra ruled by Mercury is responsible for paying back debts and rectifying wrongs. Learning
that to injure anyone else is to injure oneself and to help anyone else is to help oneself leads
to the practice of the golden rule. Violations of this principle bring difficulties and problems,
but those who can accomplish without exploiting others win great rewards. The keyword is
EXPIATION.
Ophiuchus - Scorpio Decanate of Scorpio
Ophiuchus wrestles with a serpent symbolizing the struggle with desires and instinctive
drives such as sex. This double Scorpio decanate ruled by Pluto is deeply concerned with
motivation and relations between the sexes. These energies may be expressed positively or
negatively, repressed in neurotic ways, or sublimated into more exalted creativity. The
keyword is RESOURCEFULNESS.
Ara - Pisces Decanate of Scorpio
Ara is the altar upon which is placed what is sacrificed to a higher purpose. This Pisces
decanate of Scorpio ruled by Neptune tends to turn from the animalistic drives to loftier
purposes and endeavors. Moving from selfish gratification to devotion to others one may
explore the spiritual heights like the eagle. Mental and spiritual pleasures often yield greater
fulfillment than physical pleasures. The keyword is RESPONSIBILITY.
Corona Australis - Cancer Decanate of Scorpio
Corona Australis is the southern crown that represents the laurel wreath of victory and
success. This Cancer decanate of Scorpio ruled by the moon can exhibit great loyalty in
accomplishing things for the beloved and the common good. The higher expression of
Scorpio as the eagle can indicate intellectual endeavors, spiritual aspirations, and other lofty
pursuits. The keyword is ATTAINMENT.
Lyra - Sagittarius Decanate of Sagittarius
Lyra is the ancient harp that was played with such skill by Orpheus and David and which
can produce heavenly music. This double Sagittarius decanate ruled by Jupiter symbolizes
higher consciousness and attunement to celestial vibrations through dedicated effort and
practice. Aspiration for the divine and spiritual awareness may be realized by sincere effort.
The keyword is DEVOTION.
Aquila - Aries Decanate of Sagittarius
Aquila is the eagle who flies higher than any other creature and has the sharpest vision. This
Aries decanate of Sagittarius ruled by Mars has the pioneering spirit to venture into new
fields of endeavor in a continual process of discovery. Intellectual and spiritual pursuits may
draw one to travel and freedom of thought where many things can be learned and taught.
The keyword is EXPLORATION.
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Sagitta - Leo Decanate of Sagittarius
Sagitta is the arrow that the archer shoots according to one's aim. This Leo decanate of
Sagittarius ruled by the sun usually aims high and far as the consciousness expands and is
enlightened. Through concentration and intelligent perception the illusions can be separated
from the reality. High ideals keep one ever striving after greater and greater goals. The
keyword is ILLUMINATION.
Cygnus - Capricorn Decanate of Capricorn
Cygnus is the swan who migrates twice a year and floats so majestically on a lake. This
double Capricorn decanate ruled by Saturn can excel in business and politics with economic
craftiness and diplomatic skill. Planning and organizing can lead to greater efficiency and
profit. Merging various interests together may require ruthless behavior, but the results can
be productive. The keyword is ORGANIZATION.
Delphinus - Taurus Decanate of Capricorn
Delphinus is the intelligent dolphin known for saving Arion when he was lost at sea. This
Taurus decanate of Capricorn ruled by Venus can be as smart and affectionate as dolphins.
Persistence and perseverance can enable one to build a solid foundation and rise to a high
position. Consideration and concern for others can even lead one to deny one's own personal
objectives in order to help those in need. The keyword is MARTYRDOM.
Pisces Australis - Virgo Decanate of Capricorn
Pisces Australis is the southern fish who drinks from the flow coming out of the urn of
Aquarius. This Virgo decanate of Capricorn ruled by Mercury can be skilled at putting
higher concepts and principles into practice for the benefit of all. Hard work and executive
ability make good managers. When higher ideals and imaginative solutions are applied,
valuable development can occur. The keyword is IDEALISM.
Equuleus - Aquarius Decanate of Aquarius
Equuleus is the head of a horse that symbolizes common horse sense. This double Aquarius
decanate ruled by Uranus has a strong intellect and many useful and inventive ideas. The
psychology of human understanding as well as scientific knowledge is indicated. There is
often interest in progressive and altruistic causes. Such people need to follow their own path
but like being with people. The keyword is ORIGINALITY.
Pegasus - Gemini Decanate of Aquarius
Pegasus is the winged horse that symbolizes the ability of the soul and mind to travel in the
heavenly realms. This Gemini decanate of Aquarius ruled by Mercury can send and receive
messages with the mind by invisible means. The latest innovations and newest concepts of
interest can be conveyed to other people in convincing ways. One may excel in literature
and the arts. The keyword is INSPIRATION.
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Cetus - Libra Decanate of Aquarius
Cetus, the largest constellation, is the sea monster of discord. This whale devoured innocent
youths as a punishment for the pride of their queen. This Libra decanate of Aquarius ruled
by Venus is concerned with marriage and the difficulty of finding harmony in relationship.
When parents do not get along, the children suffer. Much self-awareness and sensitive
negotiation and kindness are needed to achieve concord. The keyword is REPRESSION.
Cepheus - Pisces Decanate of Pisces
Cepheus was the king of Ethiopia whose daughter Andromeda was chained to the rocks to
appease Poseidon. Cepheus holds a scepter from the tree of life, and his foot rests on the
pole star as on the rock of truth. This double Pisces decanate ruled by Neptune (Poseidon) is
concerned with truth and illusions. The love of Nature and the search for her secrets
inevitably leads into the spiritual realms where mystics find a deeper reality. The keyword is
VERITY.
Andromeda - Cancer Decanate of Pisces
Andromeda was a princess praised for such beauty that Poseidon had her chained to the
rocks until Perseus rescued her. The story is analogous to the myth of Prometheus who
suffered for bringing fire to humanity. This Cancer decanate of Pisces ruled by the moon
often suffers persecution or imprisonment for daring to challenge the ills of society or for
following some ideal. A feeling of oneness with all humanity stimulates one to act for the
good of all. The keyword is SELF-SACRIFICE.
Cassiopeia - Scorpio Decanate of Pisces
Cassiopeia was the queen whose pride of her daughter's beauty caused Andromeda to be
chained, but she also gave her children the ram that bore the golden fleece. This Scorpio
decanate of Pisces ruled by Pluto may have exciting and intriguing lives involving a variety
of experiences, giving them adaptability and flexibility in relating to different people.
Psychic ability may enable them to contact those no longer on the earth plane. The keyword
is VICISSITUDES.
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE USE OF FIXED STARS IN ASTROLOGY DOWN
THE AGES.
Untiring efforts of many people have aroused the interest in and revival of the study of
fixed stars. It is worth mentioning a few:
Thales of Miletus ('discovered' Ursa Minor)
There is considerable agreement that Thales was born in Miletus in Greek Ionia in the mid
620s BCE and died in about 546 BCE, but even those dates are indefinite. Aristotle, the
major source for Thales's philosophy and science, identified Thales as the first person to
investigate the basic principles, the question of the originating substances of matter and,
therefore, as the founder of the school of natural philosophy. Thales was interested in almost
everything, investigating almost all areas of knowledge, philosophy, history, science,
mathematics, engineering, geography, and politics. He proposed theories to explain many of
the events of nature, the primary substance, the support of the earth, and the cause of
change. Thales was much involved in the problems of astronomy and provided a number of
explanations of cosmological events which traditionally involved supernatural entities. His
questioning approach to the understanding of heavenly phenomena was the beginning of
Greek astronomy. Thales's hypotheses were new and bold, and in freeing phenomena from
godly intervention, he paved the way towards scientific endeavour. He founded the Milesian
school of natural philosophy, developed the scientific method, and initiated the first western
enlightenment. A number of anecdotes is closely connected to Thales's investigations of the
cosmos. When considered in association with his hypotheses they take on added meaning
and are most enlightening. Thales was highly esteemed in ancient times, and a letter cited by
Diogenes Laertius, and purporting to be from Anaximenes to Pythagoras, advised that all
our discourse should begin with a reference to Thales.
Callimachus reported that Thales 'discovered' Ursa Minor. This means only that he
recognized the advantages of navigating by Ursa Minor, rather than by Ursa Major, as was
the preferred method of the Greeks. Ursa Minor, a constellation of six stars, has a smaller
orbit than does the Great Bear, which means that, as it circles the North Pole, Ursa Minor
changes its position in the sky to a lesser degree than does the Great Bear. Thales offered
this sage advice to the mariners of Miletus, to whom it should have been of special value
because Miletus had developed a maritime trade of economic importance.
The next landmark in our study of Greek constellation lore is Eratosthenes (c.276–c.194
BC), to whom an essay called the Catasterisms is attributed. Eratosthenes was a Greek
scientist and writer who worked in Alexandria at the mouth of the Nile. The Catasterisms
gives the mythology of 42 separate constellations (the Pleiades cluster is treated
individually), with a listing of the main stars in each figure. The version of the Catasterisms
that survives is only a summary of the original, made at some unknown date, and it is not
even certain that the original was written by the real Eratosthenes; hence the author of the
Catasterisms is usually referred to as pseudo-Eratosthenes. The antiquity of his sources is
certain, though, because he quotes in places from a long-lost work on astronomy by Hesiod
(c.700 BC)
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Marcus Manilius, a Roman author of whom virtually nothing is known, wrote a book called
Astronomica around the year AD 15, clearly influenced by the Phaenomena of Aratus.
Manilius’s book deals mostly with astrology rather than astronomy, but it contains numerous
insights into constellation lore.
Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaeus)
Mathematician, astronomer and geographer;
worked c. 127 - 145 AD (Alexandria, Egypt)
Our knowledge about Ptolemy is based exclusively on his works; nothing is known about
his life.
Ptolemy was an excellent geometrician, and his works on geometry are among his best. He
was also a gifted mathematician, devising new geometrical theorems and proofs. Being
primarily interested in astronomy, he studied the projection of points on the celestial sphere
onto three perpendicular planes defined by the horizon, the meridian and the perpendicular,
a system still used today.
By far the most important of his works is the Almagest. Its original title was The
Mathematike Syntaxis ("The Mathematical Collection"). It was such an encyclopaedic
summary of astronomical knowledge that it soon became known as Ho megas astonomos
"The Great Astronomer"). Arab astronomers of the 9th century considered it Megiste
("Greatest"), added the Arabian definite article al and referred to it as al-Megiste ("The
Greatest") or Almagest.
The Almagest describes in great detail the arrangement of the sun, the planets and all stars in
a system where the Earth is at rest in the centre of the universe. It also contains a star
catalogue of 1,022 stars, an effort not even surpassed by Kepler in the 15th century.
Ptolemy modified the mathematical model of deferents and epicycles (circles moving on
circles) that existed at the time to describe the observed movement of the planets and
improved its capability to predict their movement. His system, known as the Ptolemaic
system, became the accepted view of the universe for 1,400 years. (During the 16th century
the increased accuracy of star observations made it impossible to ignore the discrepancies
between Ptolemy's system and actual star movement, and Galilei began to teach that the
Earth revolves around the Sun.)
Other works of Ptolemy include several books on mathematics and geometry;
• five books on optics, where he discusses the theory of refraction and is the first
known astronomer to discuss refraction of light from celestial bodies at different
elevation from the horizon;
• eight books on geography, which tabulate places of the known world in latitude and
longitude and give instructions how to construct maps; and
• thirteen books on astronomy, known since the 9th century as the Almagest.
• but his MAGNUM OPES for us astrologers is ‘The Tetrabibleos’.
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Ptolemy's geographical works were of lesser quality. They contained many errors: The
equator was too far north, the circumference of the Earth was 30% too small (other scientists
had already established much more correct values), Asia reached much further east than in
reality, and the Indian Ocean was bounded in the south by another continent. Scientifically
the most important contribution was his application of mathematics to the mapping of
positions on Earth according to latitude and longitude.
Ptolemy's reputation as an excellent geometer and astronomer made his geographical works
more credible than they should have been, and their influence was far-reaching. Columbus
used them in the 15th century as an argument that it would not be difficult to reach India
going west. The belief in a great southern continent was not abandoned until 1775, when
James Cook returned from his voyage to the Southern Hemisphere.
The Chinese
The Chinese have been observing the sky for several millennia, making them the oldest
civilization with a continuous astronomical record. The Chinese required that their
astronomers were correctly able to predict astronomical events, such as eclipses; otherwise,
they were executed.
As far as cataloguing went, Shi Shen, Gan De, and Wu Xian (370-270 B.C.) in sum recorded
1464 stars in 284 constellations. This is 200 years before the first western catalogue (by
Hipparchus). In A.D. 310, Astronomer Royal Qian Luozhi had a bronze celestial globe made
with stars that were color-coded as to their source. From the Han Dynasty, there are carvings
that show constellations and asterisms with stars linked to delineate the various groups.
The sky was also divided into Nine Fields, which involved the circumpolar region and eight
other divisions. The eight other divisions can be related to eight hexagrams which appear in
the Yi Jing (The Book of Changes), which dates from the 2nd century B.C.
The Chinese constellations were in the form of Five Palaces; the number five possibly
results from the five elements of earth, fire, water, metal, and wood.
• The Palace of Purple Tenuity was the circumpolar area.
• The Palace of the East was the Azure Dragon.
• The Palace of the South was the Vermillion Bird.
• The Palace of the West was the White Tiger.
• The Palace of the North was the Dark Warrior, represented by an intertwined turtle
and snake.
Yet another type of sky division were the Lunar Mansions, which goes back to at least the
5th century B.C. It involves 28 divisions, based upon the lunar sidereal period being 27.32
days. This was of particular importance in astrology.
For charts, the earliest known dates to around A.D. 700. Though it has no grid lines, it
contains over 1350 stars, and is a flat version of the Qian Luozhi globe. Nearly 400 years
later, in A.D. 1094, the Song Dynasty created star charts. They show coordinates and were
prepared for use with an "armillary sphere" - a sphere that consists of a number of rings
arranged so as to model the circles of the celestial sphere. Until the Renaissance, these were
the most accurate star charts available.
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The Polynesians
The Polynesian islanders were among the first people to navigate the oceans, and they used
the stars to guide them. The sun marked their day, but very strict records of stars were kept
in order to guide them during the night; this practice started before the dawn of the Christian
era -- over 2000 years ago.
Often, the way they would keep track of stars was by creating mythologies around them,
much as the Greeks did. For example, the Pleiades (an open cluster), Jupiter, and Aldebaran
(a bright red star), are central to the founding story of the polynesian culture
The Religion of the Parsian
Mir Du'l-feqar Ardestani (ca. 1671-70) in 'School of religious doctrines' speaks of the
speaks of the Religion of the Parsian. He states that “The first creation of his existence -bestowing bounty was the precious jewel of the intellectual principle, called Yazad
Vohuman; the solar ray which constitutes the excellence of His august existence is from the
essence of the light of lights. From the effulgence of Vohuman, or the "First Intelligence,"
proceeded another, along with the spirit and body of the Pure Ether or Crystalline Sphere. In
like manner, from the second Srosh or "angel" there emanated three similar rays; so that
every star in the universe, whether in motion or at rest, that is, every planet and fixed star,
and also every one of the heavens, has its peculiar intellect and spirit.”
The contribution of the Arabs to the study of the fixed stars
Prof. Paul Kunitzsch in “Arabs and the Stars” states:
“The important role played by the Arabs in transmission and development of the sciences is
well known.”
The inhabitants of the Arabian Peninusla, mostly Bedouins, possessed a good knowledge of
the sky. A large number of fixed stars and asterisms were known and used for orientation
in the desert, and for calendrical purposes such as determnining seasons, agricultural
activities and social or religious events.
After the spread of Islam, the Arabs became acquainted with the scientific heritage of
Greece, India and Persia and by about eighth century A.D. onwards, the Islamic world took
part in the transmission and development of sciences.
The most influential source for scientific knowledge of the fixed stars now became the star
catalogue in Ptolemy’s Almagest, comprising l025 stars arranged in the 48 classical
constellations.
Another important aspect of historical importance is the transmission of Arabic-Islamic
science to medieval Europe, through translations into Latin, in twelfth century Spain. Thus
their knowledge exerted a fundamental influence on the West.
Technical terms in astronomy such as Zenith, Nadir, and more than 200 star names,
appearing at various stages of the scientific development of the West, are enough
testimonies to the Arabic influence of that time and they remain alive into our own days.
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Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi (December 7, 903 - May 25, 986) was a Muslim astronomer also
known as 'Abd ar-Rahman as-Sufi, or 'Abd al-Rahman Abu al-Husain, and known in the
west as Azophi.
He lived in the court of Emire Adud ad-Daula in Isfahan, Persia, and worked on translating
and expanding Greek astronomical works, especially the Almagest of Ptolemy. He
contributed several corrections to Ptolemy's star list and did his own brightness and
magnitude estimates which frequently deviated from those in Ptolemy's work. He was the
first to attempt to relate the Greek with the traditional Arabic star names and constellations,
which were completely unrelated and overlapped in complicated ways.
He observed that the ecliptic plane is inclined with respect to the celestial equator and more
accurately calculated the length of the solar year. He observed and described the stars, their
positions, their magnitudes (brightness) and their colour, setting out his results constellation
by constellation. For each constellation, he provided two drawings, one from the outside of a
celestial globe, and the other from the inside (as seen from the sky). Al Sufi also wrote on
the astrolabe, finding numerous additional uses for it.
Al Sufi published his famous "Book of Fixed Stars" in 964, describing much of his work,
both in textual descriptions and pictures. Al Sufi was honoured by the Astronomical
community when a Moon Crater was named after him. It is Moon Crater Azophi and is at
lunar co-ordinates 22.1S, 12.7E and 47 km in diameter
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Arabic Constellation Name
Constellation
Arabic Name
Arabic Name
Arabic Meaning N/S
Andromeda
Al-Mara'ah AlMusalsalah
The Shackled
Woman
N
Antlia
Mefraghat AlHawa'
The Air Pump
S
Apus
Tta'er AlFerdaws
Bird of Paradise
S
Aquarius
Ad-Dalw
The Well-bucket
S
Aquila
Al-'Okab
The Eagle
N-S
Ara
Al-Mijmarah
The Censer
S
Aries
Al-Hamal
The Ram
N
Auriga
Momsek AlA'aennah
The Reins-holder N
Bootes
Al-'Awwa'
The Howler
N
Caelum
Aalat AnNaqqash
The Sculptor's
Tool
S
Camelopardalis
Az-Zarafah
The Giraffe
N
Cancer
As-Sarattan
The Crab
N
Canes Venatici
As-Sloqeyyan
The Two
Hunting Dogs
N
Canis Major
Al-Kalb AlA'kbar
The Greater Dog
S
Canis Minor
Al-Kalb AlA'sghar
The Lesser Dog
N
Capricornus
Al-Jadi
The Young Goat
S
Carina
Al-Qa'edah
The Keel
S
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Cassiopeia
That Al-Korsi
Who (Lady) Has
Chair
N
Centaurus
Qanttorus
Centaur
S
Cepheus
Al-Multaheb
Inflammatus
N
Cetus
Qayttas
Cetus
N-S
Chamaeleon
Al-Hirba'
The Chameleon
S
Circinus
Al-Bikar
The Compasses
S
Columba
Al-Hamamah
The Dove
S
Coma Berenices
Al-Hulbah
Bristle
N
Corona
Australis
Al-I'klil AlJanobi
The Southern
Crown
S
Corona Borealis
Al-I'klil AshShamali
The Northern
Crown
N
Corvus
Al-Ghurab
The Raven
S
Crater
Al-Battiyah
The Great Cup
S
Crux
As-Ssaleeb AlJanobi
The Southern
Cross
S
Cygnus
Ad-Dajajah
The Hen
N
Delphinus
Ad-Dulfin
The Dolphin
N
Dorado
Abu-Saif
The Swordfish
S
Draco
At-Tinneen
The Dragon
N
Equuleus
Qett'at Al-Faras
Part of the Horse
N
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Eridanus
An-Nahr
The River
N-S
Fornax
Al-Koor
The Furnace
S
Gemini
At-Tawa'man
The Twins
N
Grus
Al-Kurki
The Crane (bird)
S
Hercules
Al-Jathi
The Kneeling
(Man)
N
Horologium
As-Sa'ah
The Clock
S
Hydra
Ash-Shuja'a
The Brave
N-S
Hydrus
Hayyat Al-Ma'
The Water Snake
S
Indus
Al-Hindi
The Indian
S
Lacerta
Al-'Adha'ah
The Lizard
N
Leo
Al-A'sad
The Lion
N
Leo Minor
Al-A'sad AlA'sghar
The Lesser Lion
N
Lepus
Al-A'rnab
The Hare
S
Libra
Al-Mizan
The Balance
S
Lupus
As-Sab'a
The Beast of
Prey
S
Lynx
Al-Washaq
The Lynx
N
Lyra
Al-Qitharah
The Lyre
N
Mensa
Al-Jabal
The Mountain
S
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Microscopium
Al-Mijhar
The Microscope
S
Monoceros
Waheed Al-Qarn
The Unicorn
N-S
Musca
Ath-Thubabah
The Fly
S
Norma
Morabba'a AnNajjar
The Carpenter's
Square
S
Octans
Ath-Thomon
The Octant
S
Ophiuchus
Al-Hawwa'
The Snake
Charmer
N-S
Orion
Al-Jabbar
The Giant
N-S
Pavo
Att-Ttawoos
The Peacock
S
Pegasus
Al-Faras AlA'adham
The Great Horse
N
Perseus
Hamil Ra's AlGhul
Bearer of the
Demon's Head
N
Phoenix
Al-'Anqa'
The Phoenix
S
Pictor
Aalat Ar-Rassam
The Painter's
Tool
S
Pisces
Al-Hut
The Whale
N
Piscis Austrinus
Al-Hut Al-Janubi
The Southern
Whale
S
Puppis
Al-Kawthal
The Stern
S
Pyxis
Bayt Al-Ebrah
The Compass
S
Reticulum
Ash-Shabakah
The Reticle
S
Sagitta
As-Sahm
The Arrow
N
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Sagittarius
Ar-Rami
The Archer
S
Scorpius
Al-'Aqrab
The Scorpion
S
Sculptor
M'amal AnNahhat
The Sculptor's
Mill
S
Scutum
At-Tirs
The Shield
S
Serpens
Al-Hayyah
The Snake
N-S
Sextans
As-Sodos
The Sextant
N-S
Taurus
Ath-Thawr
The Bull
N
Telescopium
Al-Merqab
The Telescope
S
Triangulum
Al-Muthallath
The Triangle
N
Triangulum
Australe
Al-Muthallath
Al-Janobi
The Southern
Triangle
S
Tucana
Att-Ttuqan
The Toucan
S
Ursa Major
Ad-Dubb AlA'kbar
The Greater Bear
N
Ursa Minor
Ad-Dubb AlA'sghar
The Lesser Bear
N
Vela
Ash-Shera'a
The Sail
S
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Virgo
Al-'Athra'
The Maiden
Volans
As-Samakah AttThe Flying Fish
Tta'erah
S
Vulpecula
Ath-Th'alab
N
The Fox
N-S
N/S: Indicates whether the constellation is a Northern or Southern one.
Arabic References:1. "Suwarul-Kawakib", by As-Sufi, (Uranometry, by Azophi).
2. "Encyclopedia of Arab Star Names in Ancient and Modern Astronomy", by
Dr. Abdul-Rahim Bader.
3. "Astronomy", by Prof. Hamid Al-Naimy.
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The Arabic Mansions of the Moon, and one version of their alignment with the Zodiac.
The fixed stars outside the circles are the traditional marker stars associated with each
Mansion, and they often share a name, although the star names have been altered
through European adoption (two Mansions do not contain any prominent stars).
Because of the linkage with the fixed stars, which change their positions with respect to
the Sun’s equinoxes because of precession there has been a greater tendency to treat
the Mansions as sidereal than tropical, or to shift the Mansion which is regarded as the
first one in accordance with the shift of the Vernal Equinox.
Traditionally in both the Indian and Arabic systems the first Mansion was Al
Thurayya (the ‘Many Little Ones’; Indian, Krittika, the ‘General of the Celestial
Armies’; Greek, the Pleiades). With the systematisation of Greek astronomy and the
fixing of Aries as the first sign of the Zodiac, Sheratan, the horns of Aries, became the
first Mansion; it is listed as such by Al Biruni (973-1048 CE) and its equivalent Alnath
was treated as the first Mansion by, for instance, Chaucer (1340-1400) and Aggrippa
(1486-1535) — Botein seems to have missed out. If the marker stars are used,
precessional slippage means that the star Scheat (Beta Pegasi) is currently closest to 0°
Aries, and will reach the exact longitude of the Spring Equinox in 2045. The alignment
given here is based on a list made by George Yeats, but using the Arabic names from
Vivian Robson, TheFixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology(YL1772).
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The Mansions of the Moon according to H.C, Agrilla’s Occult Philosopy. 1883
With Image Of
Name
(Name – From
Latin)
Significance
Talisman
For
1
Alnath
horns of
Aries
0° Aries
journeys and discord
the
A black man in a
destruction garment made of
of someone hair, and girdled
round, casting a
small lance with his
right hand
2
Albothaim
Albocham
belly of
Aries
12°51'22"
Aries
finding treasure and
retaining captives
reconciliati
on with a
prince
A king crowned
3
Achaomazo
ne
Athoraye
rainy ones
or
Pleiades
25°42'51"
Aries
profits sailors,
huntsmen,
alchemists
happy
fortune and
every good
thing
A woman well
clothed, sitting in a
chair, her right
hand being lifted
up on her head
4
Aldebram
Aldelamen
eye or
head
of Taurus
8°34'17"
Taurus
destruction and
hinderances of
buildings, fountains,
wells and gold
mines, the flight of
reptiles and creates
discord
revenge,
separation,
enmity &
ill will
A soldier on a
horse, holding a
serpent in his right
hand
5
Alchataya
Albachaya
()
21°25'40"
Taurus
helps safe return
from journey,
instruction of pupils,
confirms buildings,
gives health and
good will
the favour
of kings
and
officers
The head of a man
6
Alhanna
Alchaya
little star
of great
light
4°17'09"
Gemini
favours hunting,
besieging towns,
revenge of princes,
destroys harvests
and fruits, hinders
medicine
to procure
love
betwixt
two
two images
embracing one
another
7
Aldimiach
Alarzach
arm of
Gemini
17°08'34"
Gemini
brings money and
friendship, profits
lovers, disperses
flies, destroys
teaching authorities
to obtain
every good
thing
A man well
clothed, holding his
hands up to heaven
as it were praying
and supplicating
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Alnaza
Anatrachya
misty or
cloudy
0° Cancer
creates, love,
friendship,
travellers’
fellowship, drives
away mice, confirms
captivity
victory in
war
an eagle having the
face of a man
9
Achaam
Alcharph
eye of Leo 12°51'22"
Cancer
hinders harvests and
travellers, creates
discord between
men
to cause
infirmities
The image of a
man wanting his
privy parts,
shutting his eyes
with his hands
10
Algeliache
Aglebh
neck or
forehead
of Leo
25°42'51"
Cancer
strengthens
buildings, extends
love, good will and
help against enemies
to facilitate
childbearing
The head of a lion
11
Azobra
Ardaf
Leo’s
mane
8°34'17"
Leo
helps journeys and
money from
commerce, and
redeeming captives
fear,
reverence
and
worship
A man riding a
lion, holding the
ear thereof in his
left hand, and in
his right, holding
forth a bracelet of
gold
12
Alzarpha
tail of Leo
21°25'40"
Leo
prospers harvests
and plantations,
betters servants,
captives and allies,
but hinders sailors
the
separation
of lovers
A dragon fighting
with a man
13
Alhayre
dogs or
winged
ones of
Virgo
4°17'09"
Virgo
favours
benevolence,
money, voyages,
harvests, freedom of
captives
the
agreement
of married
couples
and for
dissolving
charms
against
copulation
images of man in
red wax and
woman in white
wax embracing
14
Achureth,
Arimes,
Azimeth,
Albumech,
Alcheymeh
Virgo’s
ear of
corn
17°08'34"
Virgo
favours marital love,
healing of sick, good
for journeys by sea
but bad for land
divorce
and
separation
of the man
from the
woman
A dog biting his
tail
8
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15
Agrapha
Algarpha
covered or
flying
covered
0° Libra
good for extracting
treasures, digging
pits, helps divorce,
discord,
friendship
and
goodwill
A man sitting and
inditing letters
destruction of
houses and enemies,
hinders travel
16
Azubene
Ahubene
horns of
Scorpio
12°51'22"
Libra
hinders journeys and
marriage, harvests
and commerce, but
helps redemption of
captives
much
merchandis
ing
A man sitting on a
chair, holding a
balance in his
hands
17
Alchil
crown of
Scorpio
25°42'51"
Libra
improves bad
fortune, helps love
to last, strengthens
buildings, helps
sailors
against
thieves and
robbers
An ape
18
Alchas
Altoh
heart of
Scorpio
8°34'17"
Scorpio
causes discord,
sedition, conspiracy
against powerful,
revenge from
enemies, but frees
captives and helps
buildings
against
fevers and
pains of
the belly
A snake holding his
tail above his head
19
Allatha,
Achala,
Hycula,
Axala
tail of
Scorpio
21°25'40"
Scorpio
helps besieging and
taking of cities,
driving people from
positions, destroys
sailors and captives
facilitating
birth and
provoking
the
menstrues
A woman holding
her hands upon her
face
20
Abnahaya
the beam,
transom
4°17'09"
Sagittariu
s
helps taming beasts,
strengthens prisons,
destroys allies’
wealth, compels a
man to come to a
certain place
hunting
Sagittary, half a
man and half an
horse
21
Abeda
Albeldach
the desert
17°08'34"
Sagittariu
s
favours harvests,
money, buildings,
travellers, causes
divorce
the
destruction
of
somebody
A man with a
double
countenance,
before and behind
22
Sadabacha,
Zodeboluch
,
Zandeldena
the
shepherd
0°
Capricorn
incites the flight of
slaves and captives,
helping escape, and
curing of diseases
the security
of [i.e. to
catch]
runaways
A man with wings
on his feet, bearing
an helmet on his
head
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23
Sabadola
Zobrach
swallowin
g
12°51'22"
Capricorn
causes divorce,
freedom of captives,
healing of sick
destruction
and
wasting
A cat having a
dog’s head
24
Sadabath
Chadezoath
star of
fortune
25°42'51"
Capricorn
helps marital
understanding,
victory of soldiers,
causes disobedience,
hindering execution
of authority
the
multiplyin
g of herds
of cattle
A woman giving
suck to her son
25
Sadalabra
Sadalachia
the
butterfly,
unfolding
8°34'17"
Aquarius
helps siege and
revenge, divorce,
prisons and
buildings, speeds
messengers, destroys
enemies, helps spells
against sex or to
cause impotence
the
preservatio
n of trees
and
harvests
A man planting
26
Alpharg
Phtagal
Mocaden
the first
drawing,
draining
21°25'40"
Aquarius
helps union, love of
men, health of
captives, destroys
prisons and
buildings
love and
favour
A woman washing
and combing her
hairs
27
Alcharya
Ahhalgalmo
ad
the second
drawing,
draining
4°17'09"
Pisces
increases harvests,
revenues, money,
heals illnesses,
weakens buildings,
prolongs
imprisonment,
endangers sailors,
and helps bringing
evils against anyone
to destroy
fountains,
pits,
medicinal
waters and
baths
A man winged,
holding in his hand
an empty vessel,
and perforated
28
Albotham
Alchalh
the fishes,
Pisces
17°08'34
" Pisces
increases harvests
and commerce,
helps the safety of
travellers in
dangerous places,
causes marital
harmony, but
strengthens prisons
and causes loss of
treasures
to gather
fishes
together
A fish
Through time astrology was an acceptable form of knowledge. Plato, Hippocrates, Aristotle,
Galileo, Copernicus, and Kepler are all responsible for the elevating of astrology. Their
dedicated research, hard work, and celestial observations contributed to the foundation of
astrology being regarded as a science.
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Galileo Galilei (1564 – 1642)
In a short segment of Galileo's book Sidereus Nuncius, Galileo briefly examined recent
observations he had made on the realm of the fixed stars. Through the telescope, Galileo was
able to see stars that, before this time, were not even known to exist. These stars, i.e. stars
below what Galileo called the sixth magnitude, appeared as bright using the telescope as the
second magnitude of stars appeared as seen through natural vision. (Galileo used the term
magnitude in describing the brightness of the stars seen without use of any visual aids.)
Galileo decided to demonstrate the great number of stars that actually existed by depicting a
few star systems that were known to all and including the additional stars that he had
observed. He chose to depict the entire constellations of Orion and the Pleiades, but soon
decided that Orion was just too large, and so he only sketched the belt and sword region of
Orion
Galileo was very interested in these previously "invisible" stars because he felt they were
critical to understanding nebulae and the Milky Way. Galileo thought that what had
previously been seen as a milky luster in the sky was no more than than these invisible stars.
The Milky Way then was just the view of these far distant stars from earth. Nebulae or
nebulous stars were in fact actually a number of small stars clustered together. Galileo went
on to prove this assertion by sketching out two "nebulae" which were indeed clusters of
stars. He depicted the Orion's Head nebula and the nebula of Praesepe (located in the Cancer
constellation).
William Lilly(1602-1681)
William Lilly was the most successful and influential astrologer of 17th century England.
His career spanned the turbulent years of the English Civil Wars, Cromwell's Protectorate
and the Restoration of Charles II. His almanacs and pamphlets had a tangible effect on
public opinion, his clients included many of the leading political and military figures of an
age when most people naturally believed that the stars and planets had a direct influence on
human affairs.
The Elizabethan astrologer, William Lilly, identified about fifty fixed stars in his horary
delineations. He says that the Fixed Stars have an influence when in conjunction,
opposition, square or parallel aspect with a planet, or significant point in the horoscope.
They are particularly important when in the Ascendant or Angles at birth, or when near the
Sun or Moon. They also have an effect when directed to the Angles and can be activated by
major transits
Dr. W.J. Simmonite and the fixed stars
In his book, “Complete Arcana of Astral Philosophy” Dr. Simmonite has made a mention of
60 eminent fixed stars, with a table, mentioning about their rising, setting and culmination.
He has also mentioned the nature and effects of these fixed stars.
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Alfred John Pearce and the fixed stars
In chapter XIX captioned “The Fixed Stars” in his “ The Text Book of Astrology ”, Alfred
John Pearce states: “The fixed stars are so called because they appear to remain stationary,
to keep the same distance from each other, and to have no annual revolution around the Sun.
The stars have an apparent motion from east to west, in circles parallel to the equinotical”.
He further states:
•
The time of the rising or setting of the fixed star vary according to the latitudes of
the place of observation; and the refraction in high latitudes is great.
•
The longitudes of the fixed stars increases at the annual rate of 50.25”
•
Their latitude vary but very little
•
With a fixed star whose latitude does not exceed 8 30’ happens to be in
conjunction when the Sun is directed to it’s conjunction, certain effects are
distinctly traceable,
•
With a fixed star whose latitude does not differ greatly of the Moon or any planet
which may happen to be in conjunction with it, certain effects are produced.
•
When a fixed star of the first magnitude happens to be exactly culminating or
ascending its influence is undersirable.
•
Stars having Northern latitude affect us mostly and per contra stars having
souther latitudes affect the denizens of the sourthern hemisphere most.
•
Aspects of the conjunction, opposition, and zodiacal and mundane parallel
should only be considered in regards to the fixed stars.
•
Aldabaran, Regulas, Rigel, Arista, Hercules, the North Scale, Formulhaut,
Antares, or Orion’s shoulder culminating, give great honour, preferment and
good fortune and at the same time, in a lesser degree, when they ascend.
•
Varying brightness of the stars: He points out that variable stars exhibit changes
in brilliancy. The bright star of Capella is believed to have increased in
brightness during the last century. On the other hand one of the seven bright
stars of Usra Major has diminished in lusture.
•
Irregular or temporary stars: He states that irregular or temporary stars have
occasionally shown forth with a lusture for surpassing that the stars of the first
magnitude, or even Venus or Jupiter, remaining for a short period and then
disapperaring slowly. The most celebrated star of the kind is that bright one in
Cassiopaeia, one of the circum-polar constellation, which appeared in 1572 and
was observed by the famous astronomer and astrologer, Tycho Brahe. During the
early part it surpassed the brightness of Sirius. It was seen at noon by strongsighted people. It was expected to re-appear in 1887, but has not yet been
observed. Another great astronomer and astrologer, John Kelper, viewed another
star in Ophiuclus in l604, which exceeded the splendour of Jupiter. It remained
visible until March 1606.
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MAPPING THE SKY IN THE AGE OF EXPLORATION
The age of exploration was well under way and navigator–astronomers turned their
attentions to the hitherto uncharted regions of the sky in the southern hemisphere that had
been below the horizon for the ancient Greeks. Three names stand out from this era. The
first is Petrus Plancius (1552–1622), a Dutch theologian and cartographer; his name is the
Latinized form of Pieter Platevoet (literally, Peter Flatfoot). The other two were the Dutch
navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser (also known as Petrus Theodorus or Peter Theodore)
and Frederick de Houtman. Surprisingly, all three are little-known today despite their lasting
contributions.
Plancius instructed Keyser to make observations to fill in the constellation-free zone around
the south celestial pole. Keyser was chief pilot on the Hollandia and later on the Mauritius,
two of the fleet of four ships that left the Netherlands in 1595 on the first Dutch trading
expedition to the East Indies, sailing via Madagascar. Keyser was adept at astronomy and
mathematics; the Dutch author A. J. M. Wanders, in his book In the Realm of the Sun and
Stars, writes that Keyser observed from the crow’s nest with an instrument given to him by
Plancius. Keyser died in September 1596 while the fleet was at Bantam (now Banten, near
the modern Serang in western Java). His catalogue of 135 stars, divided into 12 newly
invented constellations, was delivered to Plancius when the fleet returned to Holland the
following year. Regrettably, little else seems to be known about the life and
accomplishments of Keyser, but he left his mark indelibly on the sky.
Keyser’s 12 new constellations first appeared on a globe by Plancius in 1598, and again two
years later on a globe by the Dutch cartographer Jodocus Hondius. Their acceptance was
assured when Johann Bayer, a German astronomer, included them in his Uranometria of
1603, the leading star atlas of its day. Keyser’s observations were published in tabular form
by Johannes Kepler in the Rudolphine Tables of 1627.
The Dutch fleet in which Keyser sailed was commanded by the explorer Cornelis de
Houtman; among the crew was his younger brother Frederick de Houtman (1571–1627) who
apparently assisted Keyser in his observations. On a second expedition in 1598 Cornelis was
killed and Frederick was imprisoned by the Sultan of Atjeh in northern Sumatra. Frederick
made good use of his two years in prison by studying the local Malay language and making
astronomical observations.
In 1603, following his return to Holland, Frederick de Houtman published his observations
as an appendix to a Malayan and Madagascan dictionary that he compiled – one of the most
unlikely pieces of astronomical publishing in history. In the Introduction he wrote: ‘Also
added are the declinations of many fixed stars around the south pole; never seen before
today. Observed and written down by Frederick de Houtman from Gouda.’
De Houtman increased Keyser’s 135 measured star positions to 303, although 107 of these
were stars already known to Ptolemy, according to a study of the catalogue by the English
astronomer E. B. Knobel. Nowhere did de Houtman give Keyser credit for his priority. De
Houtman’s catalogue of southern stars, divided into the same 12 constellations as Keyser’s,
was used by the Dutch cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu for his celestial globes from
1603 onwards. Keyser and de Houtman are now credited jointly with the invention of these
12 southern constellations, which are still recognized today (see table below).
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Twelve constellations introduced 1596–1603 by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick
de Houtman
Apus
Chamaeleon
Dorado
Grus
Hydrus
Indus
Musca
Pavo
Phoenix
Triangulum Australe
Tucana
Volans
As the accuracy of astronomical observations improved and fainter stars were charted, the
opportunities grew for innovators to introduce new constellations even among the area of
sky known to the ancient Greeks. In addition to recording the southern constellations of
Keyser and de Houtman, Petrus Plancius invented some constellations of his own, among
them Columba, the dove, which he formed from nine stars that Ptolemy had listed as
surrounding Canis Major; he also invented the unlikely sounding Monoceros, the unicorn,
and Camelopardalis, the giraffe, from faint stars uncharted by Ptolemy. These three Plancius
constellations are still accepted by astronomers, but his other inventions fell by the wayside.
Eleven more constellations were introduced later in the 17th century by the Polish
astronomer Johannes Hevelius (1611–87), filling the remaining gaps in the northern sky.
They were illustrated in his star atlas called Firmamentum Sobiescianum, published
posthumously in 1690. Oddly enough, Hevelius insisted on observing with the naked eye
even though telescopes were by then available; many of his constellations were deliberately
faint as though he was boasting of the power of his eyesight. Of Hevelius’s inventions,
seven are still accepted by astronomers (see table below). The rejected four were Cerberus,
Mons Maenalus, Musca and Triangulum Minor.
Seven constellations introduced by Johannes Hevelius on his star map published
posthumously in 1690
Canes Venatici
Lacerta
Leo Minor
Scutum
Sextans
Vulpecula
Lynx
Although the northern constellations were now complete, there were still gaps in the
southern sky. These were filled by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille (1713–
62) who sailed to South Africa in 1750 and set up a small observatory at Cape Town under
the famous Table Mountain, which impressed him so much that he later named a
constellation after it, Mensa. At the Cape from August 1751 to July 1752 Lacaille observed
the positions of nearly 10,000 stars, an astounding total in the short time.
On his return to France in 1754, Lacaille presented a map of the southern skies to the French
Royal Academy of Sciences, including 14 new constellations of his own invention (see table
below). The map was published in 1756, and Lacaille’s new constellations were rapidly
accepted by other astronomers.
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Whereas Keyser and de Houtman had mostly named their constellations after exotic
animals, Lacaille commemorated instruments of science and art, with the exception of
Mensa, named after the Table Mountain under which he had carried out his observations.
His full catalogue, and a revised map, was published under the title Coelum Australe
Stelliferum in 1763. In this catalogue, Lacaille divided up the unwieldy constellation Argo
Navis, the ship, into the subsections Carina, Puppis and Vela that astronomers still use as
separate constellations. As well as creating 14 new constellations, Lacaille eliminated a preexisting one – Robur Carolinum, Charles’s Oak, introduced by the Englishman Edmond
Halley in 1678 to honour King Charles II.
Fourteen constellations introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1754
Antlia
Caelum
Circinus
Fornax
Horologium
Mensa
Microscopium
Norma
Octans
Pictor
Pyxis
Reticulum
Sculptor
Telescopium
All those from Lacaille’s time onwards who gerrymandered with the constellations did so
without lasting success, but there were plenty of astronomers who tried to leave their mark
on the sky. Constellation mania had reached its height by 1801 when the German
astronomer Johann Elert Bode (1747–1826) published his immense star atlas,
Uranographia, containing over 100 different constellations; but by then astronomers
realized that things had gone too far, and during the ensuing century this number was eroded
by a process of natural wastage. In 1899 the American historian R. H. Allen summed up the
prevailing situation in his book Star Names and Their Meaning: ‘From 80 to 90
constellations may be considered as now more or less acknowledged’.
One serious deficiency was that there were still no generally agreed boundaries to the
constellations. Since Bode’s time cartographers had drawn dotted lines snaking between
constellation figures, but these were arbitrary lines of demarcation that varied from atlas to
atlas. The matter was settled once and for all by astronomy’s governing body, the
International Astronomical Union (IAU).At its first General Assembly in 1922, the IAU
officially adopted the list of 88 constellations, covering the entire sky, that we use today. On
behalf of the IAU a Belgian astronomer, Eugène Delporte (1882–1955), then drew up a
definitive list of boundaries for these 88 constellations.
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Edmond Halley, 1656 - 1742
Edmond Halley is known by most people nowadays for the periodic comet named after him,
although he had a wide range of scientific interests and held posts varying from sea captain
to Astronomer Royal. His contribution to astronomy was considerable, but he was largely
overshadowed by his contemporary, Sir Isaac Newton.
There is some doubt as to Halley's exact date of birth. Some sources give it as 08 November
1656, but Halley's own account gives it as 29 October 1656. As there was no baptism
certificate in his local parish near Shoreditch, the exact date has never been satisfactorily
determined. Whatever the exact date, Halley was born into a financially secure home at
Haggerston, just outside London. He went to school at Saint Pauls, and then went on to
Queen's College, Oxford where his interest in astronomy grew. At the age of 20 and only
halfway through his university degree, and influenced by John Flamsteed's Star Catalogue
of the Northern Skies, Halley decided to catalogue stars in the southern hemisphere. Halley
and a friend set off in November 1676 to sail to St. Helena (an island in the South Atlantic)
with free passage granted by the King with the East India Company. During Halley's stay in
St Helena, he observed a transit of Mercury on 07 November 1677 and catalogued the
positions of some 360 stars. On returning to England in 1679 he had his observations
published as the Catalogus Stellarum Australium, which contained detailed positions of 341
stars. The Catalogus received wide acclaim. Not only was it the first catalogue of the
southern hemisphere stars but also the first mapping of stars compiled using a telescope. It
established Halley's scientific reputation, prompted Cambridge University to award him an
honorary degree, and the Royal Society to elect him a Fellow
During 1718 Halley observed Sirius, Aldebaran and Arcturus and compared their positions
in the sky with Ptolomey's Star Atlas; noticing that the positions did not agree Halley thus
discovered the phenomenon of stellar proper motion
Friedrich Bessel, 1784 - 1846
Friedrich Bessel was born on 22 July 1784, in Prussia. He started working life as an
accountant. His knowledge of astronomy was entirely self-taught. Amongst his admirers was
King Frederick William III of Prussia, who offered him a position in which he was in
control of construction of a new observatory at Konigsberg. Soon after the new observatory
became operational, Bessel began to make accurate positional measurements of stars for
inclusion in a new star catalogue. The completed catalogue was an extension and revision of
an early one compiled by James Bradley. On completion in 1818, Bessel had recorded some
63,000 accurate star positions. His measurements were precise enough to reveal
irregularities in the proper motions of Sirius and Procyon, from which he surmised that they
must each have an object in orbit around them. This surmise proved correct and in the
second half of the nineteenth century, the companion stars were discovered by Clark in 1862
and Schaeberle in 1892 respectively. Bessel is best known today for being the first
astronomer to determine a star's distance from parallax measurements. He chose a star that
had a large proper motion and and hence was likely to be relatively close to Earth. He
reported his results in 1838, quoting a parallax of 0.31 arcsec for the star 61 Cygnii. (The
modern, accepted value is 0.3 arcsec.) However Bessel was not alone in measuring stellar
parallax: Struve and Henderson were also attempting measurements, independently of each
other.
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Friedrich Struve, 1793 - 1864
Friedrich Struve was born on 05 April 1793, in Altona, Germany. In 1808, at the age of 15,
Struve was forced to decide whether to stay in Germany and risk being conscripted into
Napoleon's army, which was then in occupation, or to flee the country. Once in Russia,
Struve enrolled at the University of Dorpat (now known so Tartu). In 1815 he became the
director of the Dorpat Observatory. This observatory was very well equipped for the period.
In 1824, a ten-inch refractor made by Fraunhofer was installed at Dorpat. It was equatorially
mounted and driven by one of the first clock-drives ever used. When the Fraunhofer
telescope was installed, Struve commenced the research for which he became famous, the
study of double stars.
Struve started a complete survey of the sky, as far south as -15° declination. At the end of
his survey he had catalogued about 120,000 stars including some 2200 doubles. He
published the catalogue in 1827. During the years 1825-1827, Struve constructed a
travelling wire micrometer. He then used this instrument to measure accurately the positions
of the various components of the double and multiple stars which he discovered. After
publication of his first catalogue, Struve wrote two books on double and multiple stars,
published in 1837 and 1852. The 1837 book included additional double and multiple stars,
increasing the total to 3112.
Between 1834 and 1837 Struve determined the parallax of Vega, arriving at a parallax angle
of 0.26 arcsec. (The modern value is under half this, 0.12 arcsec.) Bessel is usually credited
with determination of the first stellar parallax, of 61 Cygni in 1837; in fact it is probable that
Struve preceded this date by a year or so. However, Besell's results gained a quicker
acceptance by the astronomical community than did Struve's.
After holding the post of Director of the Dorpat Observatory for 24 years, Tsar Nicholas I of
Russia invited Struve to take over the directorship of a new observatory at Pulkovo. The
observatory was situated about ten miles south of St. Petersburg (now known as Leningrad),
being built and equipped to Struve's own specifications. Struve worked at Pulkovo
Observatory for over 20 years, concentrating on more double star studies. Struve's son, Otto,
assisted with the observations. In 1861, Struve retired from the Directorship of Pulkovo and
was succeeded by Otto.
Edward Barnard, 1851 - 1923
Edward Barnard was born in Nashville, Tennessee on 16 December 1851. He received only
a mediocre education, following which he became interested in photography, and for a few
years made it his profession. From an early age Barnard was interested in astronomy, being
a serious sky observer in his leisure time.
After completing his University course, Barnard was offered, and accepted, the post of
assistant astronomer at the new Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton, California. While at
Lick Observatory he made three important discoveries in 1892:
•
During 1892 there was a nova in Auriga. After studying the nova for some months
Barnard noticed that a patch of gaseous matter had appeared round the star. This was
the first conclusive evidence that a nova was an exploding star.
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•
Barnard's second discovery of 1892 was the fifth satellite of Jupiter.
•
Barnard's third discovery of 1892 has remained in relative obscurity: during the
1892-93 period he noted craters and mountains on Mars. At the time he kept quiet
about these observations, fearing that he would be disbelieved. Barnard's Mars
observations were made known widely only as recently as 1966.
During 1883, Vanderbilt University awarded Barnard a fellowship in astronomy. After only
a short period at Vanderbilt, Barnard was given charge of the University Observatory. Later
in the year, whilst observing an occultation of Beta Capricorni he noticed that the star
flickered prior to disappearance instead of disappearing instantly. As a result of this
observation, Barnard proposed that the star could be a binary.
In 1895 Barnard moved, and began working at the Yerkes Observatory where he had the use
of the 40 inch refractor. This move necessitated him taking up the post of Professor of
Astronomy at Chicago University. At Yerkes, Barnard continued his program of
photographing the Milky Way. Along with Wolf, he was one of the first to realize that the
dark patches in the Milky Way were in fact clouds of gas and dust that obscured the stars
behind. In 1917, the Carnegie Institute in Washington published a photographic atlas of
selected Milky Way regions based on Barnard's photographs.
During 1916 Barnard discovered a star that had a very fast proper motion in Ophiuchus.
This star moves about 1/2° in a period of only 18 years. This object has become generally
known as Barnard's Star, holding the record for the greatest proper motion of any known
star.
Ejnar Hertzsprung, 1873 - 1967 and Henry Russell, 1877 - 1957
Ejnar Hertzsprung was born on 08 October 1873 and Henry Russell was born on 25 October
1877. Both men independently discovered the relationship between the absolute magnitude
and the colour of stars. The result was the Hertzsprung-Russell, or H-R diagram. The H-R
diagram, in both its original and modern forms, has greatly assisted astronomers to
understand the evolution of stars.
Hertzsprung was educated as a chemical engineer, working for two years in St. Petersburg
until 1901. During 1902 he returned to his native Copenhagen with a great interest in
astronomy. After some seven years he was appointed as an astrophysical lecturer at
Gottingen. Hertzsprung was one of the first to advance the idea of absolute magnitude. (The
absolute magnitude of a star is the magnitude that it would have if it were situated at a
standard distance from the Earth, this distance being 10 parsecs or 32.6 light-years. This
enables stars of differing luminosities to be directly compared.)
Hertzsprung specialized in stellar photography, particularly of double stars and estimates of
stellar magnitude from photographs. This led to him publish in a semi-popular manner, in a
photographic journal, his ideas about stellar colour and absolute magnitude. The article went
unnoticed for nearly ten years.
During 1911 Hertzsprung discovered that the Pole Star was a Cepheid variable, varying by
0.2 magnitude in a period of about four days.
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Hertzsprung became a professor at Leiden in Holland in 1935, and upon his retirement, he
returned to his native Denmark, dying on 21 October 1967.
Russell was educated at Princeton University, New Jersey, receiving his doctorate in 1900.
He worked for a short time in England before returning to teach at Princeton. Russell's
research led him to the discovery of the luminosity-colour-spectral class relationships of
stars. Russell presented his results at a meeting of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science in December 1913. He published his work in 1914, some nine
years after Hertzsprung.
Edward Barnard, 1851 - 1923
Edward Barnard was born in Nashville, Tennessee on 16 December 1851. He received only
a mediocre education, following which he became interested in photography, and for a few
years made it his profession. From an early age Barnard was interested in astronomy, being
a serious sky observer in his leisure time.
After completing his University course, Barnard was offered, and accepted, the post of
assistant astronomer at the new Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton, California. While at
Lick Observatory he made three important discoveries in 1892:
• During 1892 there was a nova in Auriga. After studying the nova for some months
Barnard noticed that a patch of gaseous matter had appeared round the star. This was
the first conclusive evidence that a nova was an exploding star.
• Barnard's second discovery of 1892 was the fifth satellite of Jupiter.
• Barnard's third discovery of 1892 has remained in relative obscurity: during the
1892-93 period he noted craters and mountains on Mars. At the time he kept quiet
about these observations, fearing that he would be disbelieved. Barnard's Mars
observations were made known widely only as recently as 1966.
During 1883, Vanderbilt University awarded Barnard a fellowship in astronomy. After only
a short period at Vanderbilt, Barnard was given charge of the University Observatory. Later
in the year, whilst observing an occultation of Beta Capricorni he noticed that the star
flickered prior to disappearance instead of disappearing instantly. As a result of this
observation, Barnard proposed that the star could be a binary.
In 1895 Barnard moved, and began working at the Yerkes Observatory where he had the use
of the 40 inch refractor. This move necessitated him taking up the post of Professor of
Astronomy at Chicago University. At Yerkes, Barnard continued his program of
photographing the Milky Way. Along with Wolf, he was one of the first to realize that the
dark patches in the Milky Way were in fact clouds of gas and dust that obscured the stars
behind. In 1917, the Carnegie Institute in Washington published a photographic atlas of
selected Milky Way regions based on Barnard's photographs.
During 1916 Barnard discovered a star that had a very fast proper motion in Ophiuchus.
This star moves about 1/2° in a period of only 18 years. This object has become generally
known as Barnard's Star, holding the record for the greatest proper motion of any known
star.
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Dr. H.L. Cornell and his “Encyclopaedia of Medical Astrology”
Dr. Howard Leslie Cornell, born on 23rd July 1872, author of “Astrology and the Diagnosos
of Disease (1918), Magazine Articles on Medical and Biblocal Astrology” 1924). Member
of the New York Psychical Research Society, National Geographic Society, The British
Instiute of Medical Astrology and Metaphysical Science, Permanent Member of the
National Electic Medical Association and Americal Astrological Society, enriched with
world through his magnum opus “Encyclopaedia of Medical Astrology” in 1933. He has
made a rich contribution to the knowledge of Fixed Stars in this 1000 odd pages, giving their
description, characteristics, and their use in medical astrology in particular.
Vivian Robson and the fixed stars
In “The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology” Vivian E. Robson states: “Of late the
subject of fixed stars and constellations has aroused the interest and curiosity of the
astrological student who has been debarred from examining their effects owing to the lack of
available information.
He has compiled the information in a systematic manner so that it could be complete and
also a foundation upon which future research may be built. In the process he has borrowed
heavily on Alvidas, R.H. Allen, Ptolemy, Wilson, Simmonite, Pearce and Bullingel.
He says that the fixed stars were changing their positions owing to precession. Until
recently the fixed stars were found to be moving through space in immense and unknown
orbits. Each fixed star is similar to our Sun in structure and general composition, differing
only in size and temperature. It shines by its own light and is probably surrounded by its
own system of planets. The distance of fixed stars is measured in light years and the nearest
to us being Bungula is at a distance of 4.3 light years.
Motion of the fixed stars:
There are 3 distinct kinds of motion.
a)
Precisional motion due to the precision of the equinox where all stars appear to
advance their longitude at the rate of 50” per annum due to the retrograde motion of
the Vernal Equinox.
b) Proper Motion: In 1718 Halley discovered that Arcturus and Sirus had moved
southward since the time of Ptolemy and it is now recognized that all stars possess
a motion of their own that causes them gradually to change their positions relative
to each other. As seen from the earth the average proper motion of a first magnitude
star is about 0.25’’ per annum while that of a sixth magnitude stars about 0.04’’. In
common with the other stars, our Sun is moving through space, we are told that the
real cause is the precision, it is probable that the orbit is one necessitating about
26000 years for a complete circuit. The direction in which the Sun and the whole
Solar System is moving, the Apex of the Sun’s way, lies on the border of Hercules
is R.A. 277 5’ and declination 35 N which corresponds to Capricorn 11 and Lat. 58
N.
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c)
Radial Motion: This is only another form of proper motion found in the
approaching or receding body which has been use to measure its velocity.
d) Binary and multiple stars: Stars which appear to be single to the naked eye are in
fact two or more under the examination of the telescope, lying very close together.
In the same way we may have triple or quadruple stars grouped together.
e)
Clusters : When a great number of stars appear together we have a cluster like
Pleides. The Milky Way also forms an enormous cluster right across the heaven.
f)
Nebulae : Many clusters were known as nebulous stars. However, today, a many
great real nebulae are known, considered of incandescent gaseous matter extending
over many millions of miles of space and gradually condesncing to form a star or a
solar system.
g) Colour and Magnitude : The fixed stars exhibit a great variety of colours. The
apparent sizes are linked by numbers representing magnitude. First magnitude stars
comprise the brightest in the heavens such as Sirus, Arcturus and Alderbaren.
Certain stars appear to change their brightness and vary periodically between certain
magnitudes, Algol varies between magnitudes 2.3 and 3.5 during a total period of
approximately 3 days whilest Mira varies between 9th and 2nd magnitude over a
period of 11 months. Certain other stars show a gradual change of magnitude and
others blaze temporarilyand then diminish inlight rapaidly or disappear altogether.
h) Classification : Throughout the ages different methods have been used to classify
the stars, but almost all are based upon the fundamental groupings into
constellations. In 270 B.C. Aratos mentions 45 of them, Ptolemy recognized 48
constellations. Since l600 the remaining have been added. Robson mentions 108
constellations and 110 fixed stars.
The beginning of the 20th Century brought a revitalization of astrology. Dr. Alan Leo
emphasized human nature in his work and showed how we can or can’t control our destiny
in life. He is responsible for removing the fortune telling myth surrounding astrology and
elevated it to a new ethical status. American astrologers such as Llewellyn George, Carl
Payne Tobey, Dr. Marc Edmund Jones, and Dane Rudhyar all made fantastic contributions
and have modernized the subject over the years. Such events are worth mentioning over here
because interpretation of fixed stars is a part and parcel of astrogy.
Ebertin-Hoffman – Fixed Stars and their Interpretations
The great German astrologer, Reinhold Ebertin(1887-1974), refined and reworked the
Hamburg School approach, and developed a radically new astrological theory. He termed
his method cosmobiology, in an attempt to distance it from astrological dogma that he found
less than satisfactory. Ebertin's masterwork, the Combination of Stellar Influences, set a new
standard for interpreting planetary aspects.
Reinhold Ebertin and his team consisting of George Hoffman, Elisveth Ebertin, Dr. Walter
Koch, R. Schumacher, Erich Von Beckerath, and Dr. Gustav Schwickert have interpreted
73 fixed stars with celebrated cases. The table “Latitudinal position of the fixed stars”
shows the position of each fixed star in its zodiacal sign, its brightness and magnitude
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Fixed Stars - Diana K Rosenburg
Robert Hand has called Diana "the world's foremost authority on Fixed Stars". She
is the author of the New Fixed Star Workbook and has co-authored Asteroid Names
and Nodes and Ephemeris of the Asteroid Diana. Her chapter on Fixed Stars and
the Hindu Lunar Mansions appears in Richard Houck's Hindu Astrology Lessons.
The following extract from her writing gives a comprehensive pricture of the sky
from times immemorial:
“ The night sky, with its eternal fixed stars and majestic constellations, is the ancient root of
all astrology and the deepest source of the creation myths of mankind. Long before there
were horoscopes, aspects, houses or signs, dedicated priest-astrologers of Sumer, Akkad,
Babylon, Greece, Phoenicia, Egypt, China, India, Central America, indeed, of virtually
every civilization of which we have record, patiently observed and measured sky-patterns.
The mysterious risings, settings, and circlings of heaven were weighed against mundane
phenomena of earth, sea and humankind; learned astrologers compared, synthesized, and
integrated all they knew of earth and sky, that mankind might comprehend its part in the
great mystery. Their greatest responsibility lay in recording and handing down all they had
learned so that we, their heirs, could carry forward the sacred task.
Now, at the end of the 20th century of the Common Era - more than 5,000 years after the
earliest scribes of Sumer first recorded already ancient wisdom passed down to them by
memory-chanters - the recovery and translation of ancient texts have made it possible to
rediscover, analyze, test and employ this great heritage of star-knowledge. What was once
known only to the most learned priests of the earliest civilizations has come into our hands,
that we may now take our place in the sacred succession. “
Anne Wright and the fixed stars:
A lot of effort has gone into providing the maximum information on Fixed Stars on the web.
One can discover the traditional astrological influences of 290 fixed stars and 88
constellations. There are 6500 specific influences categorized under 40 subject titles. The
28 nakshatras used in Indian astrology have also been incorporated in this beautiful site.
( Site Name : “ http://www.winshop.com.au/annew/ ’’ )
Michael and Margaret Erlewine and the fixed stars:
This list of 768 fixed stars is from the book "Astrophysical Directions" 1977 by Michael and
Margaret Erlewine. Along with the fixed stars, this book gives the coordinates for just about
all sky objects; galaxies, black holes, supernovae, nebulae, pulsars, comets, meteors etc.
Bernadette Brady and the fixed stars
Brady’s book of the Fixed Stars is the most comprehensive book since the publication of
Vivian Robsons Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology where she provides paran maps
and star phases for over 60 stars. New insights have also been provided for the use of fixed
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stars in natal and mundane astrology. There is a blend of modern techniques with Egyptian
and Greek procedures and mythology.
Dr Gonzalo Pena Tamez
Inn his article on “Zodical positions of the fixed stars” Dr. Gonzalo writes as follows:
“It was early in my astrological studies that transit watching, and natal observations too,
taught me to trust as an evident truth that indeed the actual ecliptic longitudes of the fixed
stars, even if they be extra zodiacal stars, are "alive" in the astrological sense, fulfilling at
least in a symbolic fashion some of the correlates that traditional lore ascribe to them; and
that these ecliptic longitudes definitely respond to dynamic planetary aspects in natal and in
mundane charts as well, etc.
Of course, while it is true that my observational experience assures me that though the
ecliptic longitude coordinates of fixed stars are very removed from the ecliptic, and from the
zodiac, they are definitely "alive" in the astrological sense, I nonetheless grant the validity of
the general principle stating that the closer the star is to the ecliptic the "more alive" its
ecliptic longitude will appear to be, other things being equal.
"Other things being equal" may include some diverse additional factors, like the real or
apparent magnitudes or luminosities; the intrinsic nature of the star, etc. Some very
influential stars are actually quite away from the ecliptic. Polaris is such an extreme case,
and yet, I very well know from experience that Polaris IS a very influential star in the chart.
I have found it to be true that Polaris tends to confer extreme "goal oriented" attitude in the
natal chart. Some big zodiacal stars are very influential but yet not as much as some small
extra zodiacal stars that are even more potent, like Algol (Beta Perseus), which has
declination is + 40:46.
The fact that the ecliptic longitudes of fixed stars that are very removed from the ecliptic are
astrologically "alive" is, I think, one of several independent indicators that there is a great
deal more to the ecliptic, as a modulus, than we actually tend to grant, or even imagine. In
my Lessons for the "I Am an Astrology Student", I have structured some basic axioms of the
astrological system, and the 3rd axiom is called the Axiom of Ecliptic Modularity, stating
that of all the possible muduli where we could conceivably measure the longitude coordinate
for the purpose of referencing a specific direction in the heavenly vault, none is better than
the ecliptic. And what does it mean for a modulus to be better than another?. That's the key
question. The answer is that the better the modulus, the more you can make do, for
astrological purposes, with only one of the two necessary coordinates to specify a point in
the celestial sphere.
To grasp better the idea, think that as a corollary of this 3rd axiom, it follows, for example,
that if instead of referencing the positions of the planets on the great circular modulus of the
ecliptic in degrees and minutes of longitude from the fiducial say at the Spring Equinox, we
instead carried this referencing on the great circular modulus of the celestial equator (like
astronomers do) in degrees of Right Ascension from the same fiducial at the Spring Equinox
(which is where these two great celestial circles, the ecliptic and the Equator, intersect,
besides of at its opposite point at zero Libra of course), then we would need to rely a lot
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more on declination, for completeness sake, than we actually rely on ecliptic Latitude when
we use the ecliptic instead of the Equator.
Instead of referencing the positions of the fixed stars on the ecliptic modulus, or on the
equatorial modulus, we referenced them onto another, arbitrary great circle, maybe not too
far from either of these two ones so as to not get too far off anyway from where the
planetary action is at in heavens, then we would have to rely a great deal more on the second
coordinate, the "y". On the ecliptic, the "x" is longitude of course, and the "y" is Latitude.
On the Equator the "x" is Right Ascension and the "y" is declination, in both cases from the
same fiducial at the tropical zero Aries. Now imagine this 3rd circle, also passing through
the Equinoctial axis for the sake of not introducing further variables, ok?. But this 3rd circle
is arbitrary, although its center is also the center of the earth like for the ecliptic and the
equatorial great circles. In this 3rd circle we are going to reference the positions of the
planets now, instead of in the ecliptic as we usually do.
The "x" now in this 3rd circle will be measured also in degrees from the same fiducial as in
the other two great circles of heavens, the one astrologers use (ecliptic) and the one
astronomers use (equator), namely the zero Aries. And the "y" will be measured along the
perpendicular just like the Latitude in the ecliptic modulus or the Declination in the
equatorial modulus. If my contention is correct, then what I am saying is that because the
ecliptic has greater true astrological modularity, latitude is less important than if we did the
measuring on the equator, where declination becomes more necessary than Latitude was in
the ecliptic modulus; and even much more important will be the "y" measurement if we
were instead using the imaginary and arbitrary 3rd great circular modulus I described.
Because the ecliptic is really the best astrological modulus possible, when we measure upon
it, one single coordinate, namely ecliptic longitude, can actually do marvels. That's the
corollary of the axiom of ecliptic modularity.
In another explanatory plane, we can adduce that this is so because the ecliptic plane is the
only plane that goes through the gravitatory center of the Sun and of the Earth, and that
additionally the planets are never too far off from this ecliptic plane, and the planetary plane
is so important because it "stirs" dynamically the more astrologically archetypal light that
comes to us from the stars and the directions to other deep space objects.
The ecliptic is a great deal more than an arbitrary modulue, and thus its properties are way
beyond the properties of an arbitrary referential modulue’s for quantifying a positional
coordinate. We better accept that truth. That's why we can do marvels with only longitude.”
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THE BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE HEAVENS AND THE STARS
The Heavens declare His handywork: as depicted from the Bible
Robert R. Jones II of the Horizon Energy Corporation gives us the following interpretations
of the heavens, constellations and stars, with a beautiful illustration of the constellation
Orion. As the thesis aims to be comprehensive, it is felt necessary that the biblical point of
view should also be put forth.
"Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them
serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of
the sky to give light on the earth." (Gen 1:14-15).
The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. (Isaiah 13:10).
Can you bind the beautiful Pleiades? Can you loose the cords of Orion? Can you bring forth
the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs? Do you know the laws
of the heavens? (Job 38:31-32)
In ancient times, signs were used as a witness of a special covenant either between God and
mankind or between different peoples on the earth. In Genesis 9:12-13, God put a special
sign in the sky.
And God said; “This is the sign of the covenant I am making
between me and you and every living creature with you, a
covenant for all generations to come: I have set my rainbow
in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between
me and the earth”.
Observing the Sabbath was a sign of the covenant relationship between Israel and God
(Exodus 31:16-17). On several occasions, a stone was a sign or witness of a promise (see
Joshua 24:25-27; 1 Samuel 7:12).
The constellations are also referred to as signs. (See Gen. 1:14-15, above.) They are
somewhat abstract in form. In other words, they don't look exactly like what they represent.
For example, the rainbow after a rain is a sign that God promises to not destroy the world
again by water. In like manner, the constellations bring to mind God's wonderful promises
concerning the Messiah, His redeeming work, and his Bride, the Church.
The Ancient Constellations
The ancient constellations (48 in all) are picture prophecies of Jesus, the Word or Logos, and
are in harmony with the written Word of God. In fact, many individual star names are
recorded in the Bible as appellations or attributes of Jesus. Just to get us started, here are a
few: Arm of the Lord, Isa. 51:9,10; Chief Shepherd, 1 Pet. 5:4; Desired of all nations, Hag.
2:7; Governor, Matt. 2:6; Great shepherd of the sheep, Heb. 13:20, 27:24; King, Matt. 21:5;
Lamb, Rev. 5:6,8; 6:16; 7:9,10,17; Light, John 8:12; Lion of the tribe of Judah, Rev. 5:5;
Prince, Acts 5:31; Redeemer, Isa. 59:20; Scepter, Num. 24:17; Shepherd, Mark 14:27. These
names are components of larger pictures or constellations which tell a story.
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The Meaning Of The Constellations
There are 12 major constellations. Their modern names, which tell us nothing of their
original meanings, are in parenthesis. Each major constellation has three other constellations
associated with it which modify or complete its meaning. They are called decans.
The Incarnate Son (Virgo) Isaiah 7:14
The Redeemer (Libra) 1 Cor. 6:20
The Sufferer (Scorpio) 1 Cor. 15:55-56
The Conqueror (Sagittarius) Rev. 6:2
The Sacrifice (Capricornus) Romans 3:25
The Living Water (Aquarius) John 7:38
The Liberator (Pisces) Gen. 48:19; Mark 1:17
The Crowned Lamb (Aries) Rev. 5:6
The Judge (Taurus) John 5:22
The King (Gemini) Romans 1:3
The Protector (Cancer) Isaiah 4:5-6
The Victor (Leo) Rev. 5:5
As mentioned previously, the names of the stars themselves give definition to each of the
constellations. These names are preserved from the most ancient of times. In world history,
we find the major signs of the constellations are the same in the meaning of their names and
their procession in the major civilizations of the world. These 12 major constellations (or
Mazzaroth, Job 38:32 KJ) mark a continuous circle (ecliptic) or line around the earth which
today is called Zodiac, from the Greek word zoad and meaning The Way or A Path (John
14:6; Psalm 119:105).
A Closer Look
Robert R. Jones has chosen to illustrate Orion, Taurus and Eridanus. Orion is well known
and can be identified by most people. It is visible in North America from October through
March and dominates the evening sky with its brilliance. Since Orion and Eridanus are
decans of Taurus and work as a group, we will look at all three.
The illustration below depicts Orion as a mighty man with a club in his raised right hand
and the skin of a slain lion in his left hand. His left foot is crushing the enemy. He wears a
girdle around his waist from which hangs a sword. In the oldest illustrations of Orion, the
hilt and handle of the sword are drawn as the head and body of a lamb. From his raised foot
flows a river (of fire).
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Orion means The Coming Light (John 8:12; John 1:4-5; Isaiah 9:2). The brilliant star in his
right shoulder is Betelgeuse and means The Coming Branch (Isaiah 11:1; Jer. 23:5). The star
in his left shoulder is Bellatrix and means swiftly coming or suddenly destroying (Rev.
22:7). Rigel, the star in his raised foot means the foot that crusheth (Psalm 91:13-15;
Romans. 16:20). A star in his belt means The Wounded One (Isaiah 53:5). Saiph, in his leg,
means Bruised (Isaiah 53:5).
Taurus, The Judge
Taurus is not just a bull, it is the wild ox of long ago, a fierce, mighty and untamable
creature (Job 39:9-10). With horns lowered, he is in the act of charging the enemy. Taurus
portrays the power and glory of Christ coming as The Judge (Deut. 33:17; John 5:2627).The bright, reddish star in the bull's eye is Aldeberan and means The Governor (Psalm
22:28), Captain, or Leader. The bright star at the tip of the left horn is Elnath, The Wounded.
Riding on the shoulder of the wild ox is the beautiful Pleiades, a circlet of stars meaning
Congregation of the Judge (1 Cor. 6:1-3).
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Eridanus, River of The Judge
Issuing from the foot of Orion, is a river of Judgment. This is an immense constellation. Star
names include the after part of the river, flowing, and bent down. It has always been
associated with fire (Daniel 7:10).
Putting It All Together
Look at the three constellations together and compare it to the following scripture:
His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. And his brightness was
as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet. He stood, and
measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains
were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting (Hab. 3:3-6).
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USE OF THE FIXED STARS IN CHART INTERPRETATION
Fixed stars are additional components. A Fixed Star report makes an excellent addition to
your natal chart, containing great information about the individual. Except for focusing on
the stars on the angles and cusps, precise moment of birth is not necessary.
According to Bernadette Brady, the first step is to determine whih ones are forming paran
relationships to the natal chart.
Then sort out the rising stars, culminating stars, setting stars and stars on the Nadir. The
Egyptians worked with stars observing their rising, culminating and settings. They also
noted the phases of the stars. They considered that a period of time was ruled by a certain
star and that its rising and setting had symbolic meaning. This Fixed Star report reflects this
Egyptian approach.
They deal with the four periods of life’s division. The first three being those effective
during a person’s life and the last being the summation of the life work, as under:
Rising – first 25 years (early life).
Culminating – the period from late twenties till about sixty (middle years).
Setting – Years after the early sixties.
The importance of fixed stars are stated to give the greatest importance on the angles. But
what about the fixed stars on other cusps and houses. Do they not give positive result and
enhance the reputation and rise of the native. Are there not other indications to judge their
results? Whether the above method will fit in all cases is really to be seen.
It is true that fixed stars have a permanent marking on the characteristics and actions of a
native. In the case of the Nightingale of India, Lata Mangeskar, her lord of Ascendant,
Mercury, is on the fixed star Spica, in the fifth house. She got fame and honour quite early
in life. (see chart ). Further, it is interesting to note that in Chart No. , the native got fame
only after the age of 48. In his chart Jupiter is on the Ascendant (Leo) on Regulas.
Taking the above two current examples into consideration, it could also be concluded that
effects could also be calculated according to the planetary ages of men (by Saphariel)
coinciding with simultaneous transits of the planets, which are stated below:
Planets
Age (period)
Moon
0 to 7
Mercury
7 to 15
Venus
15 to 24
Sun
24 to 34
Mars
34 to 45
Jupiter
45 to 57
Saturn
57 to 70
Uranus
70 to 84
Neptune
84 to 99
Pluto
99 to 115
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Effects: When a fixed star conjuncts a natal planet, there is a permanent blending of the
influences of the star on that planet. When an arc, progression or transit, activates this
conjunction; it will reveal the symbolism of that star.
Aspects: The fixed stars operate by position and are said to "cast no rays" or, in other
words, their aspects are said to be ineffective and their influence is to be exerted only by
conjunction and parallel. Some authorities suggest aspects to the fixed stars can be read,
but it is only the opposition that is thought to be of any relevance. The opposition may exert
some influence due to the polarity, but the conjunction is by far the primary aspect to
consider. Trines, sextiles and squares should therefore be discounted. The fixed stars are
only to be read to the natal and not to progressed or arc charts. Fixed stars are irrelevant to
the study of midpoints.
Magnitude System: Magnitude is the measurement of the brightness of a star. The higher
the number, the dimmer the star. The dimmest stars visible to the naked eye are about 6th
magnitude. An arc minute is 1/60 of a degree. An arc second of an arc minute or 1/3600 of
a degree “visual magnitude” is a scale used by astronomers to measure the brightness of a
star. The term “visual” means the brightness is being measured in the visible part of the
spectrum, the part seen with the naked eye (usually about 5500 angstrons). Angstrom is
know as Electromagnetic radiation that traves in waves. Scientists use the length of the
waves (the distance between peaks) to define the energy of the radiation, Astronomers
measure this length in “angstroms,” a unit of measure equal to one hundred-millionth of a
centimeter. It is a convenient shorthand to avoid writing lots of zeros when talking about
the wavelengths of light. In everyday terms, a sheet of paper is approximately 1,000,000
angstroms thick. Visible light covers the range from 4,000 to 8,000 angstrom.
The first known catalogue of stars was made by the Greek Astronomer Hipparchus in about
120 B.C. and contained 108 stars. It was later edited and increased to 1022 stars by Ptolemy
in a famous catalogue known as the "Almagest". Hipparchus listed the stars that could be
seen in each constellation, described their positions, and rated their brightness on a scale of 1
to 6, the brightest being 1. This method of describing the brightness of a star survives today.
Of course, Hipparchus had no telescope, and so could only see stars as dim as 6th
magnitude, but today we can see stars with ground-based telescopes down to about 22nd
magnitude.
When astronomers began to accurately measure the brightness of stars using instruments, it
was found that each magnitude is about 2.5 times brighter than the next greater magnitude.
This means a difference in magnitudes of 5 units (from magnitude 1 to magnitude 6, for
example) corresponds to a change in brightness of 100 times. With equipment to make more
accurate measurements, astronomers were able to assign stars decimal values, like 2.75,
rather than rounding off to magnitude 2 or 3.
There are stars brighter than magnitude 1. The star Vega (alpha Lyrae) has a visual
magnitude of 0. There are a few stars brighter than Vega. Their magnitudes will be negative.
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Astronomers usually refer to "apparent magnitudes", that is, how bright a star appears to us
here at Earth. Apparent magnitudes are often written with a lower case "m" (like 3.24m).
The brightness of a star depends not only on how bright it actually is, but also on how far
away it is. For example, a street light appears very bright directly underneath it, but not as
bright if it's 1/2 a mile away down the road. Therefore, astronomers developed the
"absolute" brightness scale. Absolute magnitude is defined as how bright a star would
appear if it were exactly 10 parsecs (about 33 light years) away from Earth. For example, the
Sun has an apparent magnitude of -26.7 (because it's very, very close).
This is a method of expressing the apparent brightness of a celestial object. The magnitude
system is confusing to many people, since the magnitude number grows larger as the star
grows fainter. The confusion will disappear immediately if the word 'class' is substituted for
'magnitude'. Obviously we would expect a 'first class star' to be brighter than a second or
third class star and the term '4th class' already begin to suggest faintness and unimportance.
1st Magnitude Stars, in order of magnitude (smallest = brightest)
Starname
Magn Constellation
Northern visibility
1.Sirius,
(Tayamnisinte)
-0.3
Visible above 50° north lat. Found
Brightest star, Canis Minor
to be rise-marked on Medicine
(Lakota Animal-tail)
Wheel cairns, summer's end dawn.
2. Canopus
0.1
Argo
(keel),
southern Far south, never rises above 37°N
hemisphere most brilliant
latitude
3. Alpha Centauri
0.2
Centaur
0.3
On Zodiac -- good Northern
Orion (Lakota Animal, outer
visibility. Found to be rise-marked
rib)
on Medicine Wheel cairns
4.Rigel,
(Tayamnitchuhu
Never rises north of 29°N
5. Arcturus,(Itkob u) 0.3
Boötes (There are several
Lakota names for this bright Northern
star, this one means "going visibility
toward")
6. Capella
0.3
Auriga, (Lakota
north marker)
7. Vega
0.3
8. Procyon
9. Achernar
sky,
good
Northern
Racetrack, Northern
visibility
sky,
good
Northern
Lyra
Northern
visibility
sky,
good
Northern
0.4
Canis Minor, Lakota Racetrack
Near Zodiac,
visibility
good
Northern
0.4
S. end of Eridanus, the River
Never rises north of 36°N
10.
Betelgeuse
0.7
(Tayamnituchuhu)
Orion, Lakota Animal inner rib Zodiac, good Northern visibility
11. Antares
Scorpio
0.7
Zodiac (S. of ecliptic),
Northern visibility
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12. Acrux
1.0
Southern Cross
Never rises north of 30°N
13. Pollux, Castor
1.1
Gemini, (Lakota Mato Tipila)
Zodiac, good Northern visibility
14. Aldebaran
1.2
Zodiac, good Northern visibility.
Found to be rise-marked on
Taurus, (Lakota Animal neck)
Medicine wheel ciarns (solstice
dawn)
15. Beta Centauri
1.2
Centaur
Never rises north of 32°N
16. Altair
1.3
Aquila
Northern
visibility
17. Fomalhaut
1.3
Pisces Australianus
Most southerly star visible to 50°N.
Found to be rise-marked on
Medicine Wheel cairns
18. Spica
1.3
Virgo lucida
Zodiac, good Northern visibility
19. Deneb
1.4
Cygnus lucida, N. front leg of
Lakota Agleshka salamander, Northern sky, good visibility
boy's spirit constellation
20. Regulus
1.7
Leo, Lion's heart, lucida,
Zodiac, good Northern visibility,
marker of Lakota Fireplace
even though not very bright
constellation
21. Shaula
1.7
Scorpio (Southen sting)
sky,
good
Northern
Zodiac, Northern visibility, but too
dim for heliacal rising
Note: The last 2 of these 21 "first magnitude" stars are really closer to second magnitude.They are
included because they lie in the Zodiac. Zodiacal stars lie in a band extending 8° to either side of the
plane of the ecliptic which traces a kind of sine-wave against the stellar background.
The 16° band of the zodiac on either side of the sunpath the plane of the ecliptic traces
through the sky marks a sort of stellar horizon of what stars can be viewed all places on
earth north or south. Undoubtedly this is the reason that some constellations in the Zodiac including many rather arbitrarily composed of faint stars - have been given importance by
ancient astronomers from all cultures.
Latitude from the ecliptic: With the exception of the zodiacal constellations and a few
other constellation near the ecliptic, or parts of constellations that stretch into the ecliptic
path, like Ophiuchus and Cetus, most fixed stars are positioned outside the ecliptic and
many have large latitude from the Ecliptic and declinations from the Celestial Equator, such
as;Polaris the Pole Star, stars in the constellations Argo, Crux, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor,
Draco, Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Perseus and its star Algol, etc have very large latitudes. Some
astrologers offer the opinion that fixed stars with large latitudes or more than 17 degrees
latitude from the ecliptic (Pluto's orbit) are of no use in practical interpretation. However,
Ebertin in Fixed Stars by Ebertin-Hoffman, says that practice does not bear out this opinion.
Moreover, he says; "practice shows that a star's high latitude does not appear to matter at
all".
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Spectral Class: George Noonan offers the following concepts to our understanding of
spectral class. "The natures of the stars were assigned by classicists on the basis of their
color; red to Mars and Saturn, white to Venus, blue to Jupiter and the Moon, yellow to
Mercury and the Sun. It is not surprising therefore to find a strong correlation of the ancient
natures of the fixed stars with their modern stellar spectra. In this regard the stars can be
classified according to their spectra in a very natural way from the most benefic to the most
malefic."
He gives the tables below for spectral class:
0 Moon
B Jupiter
A Venus
F Mercury
G Sun
K Mars
M Saturn
"Class 0 stars are those whose spectra is very strong in the ultraviolet lines of nitrogen and
life giving oxygen. Stars in this class would have the nature of the most benefic planet of all
- the Moon.
Class B stars is strong in helium, but also with nitrogen and oxygen. They are astrologically
as Jupiter.
Class A stars are those in which the element hydrogen is prominent. They are as Venus.
Mercury is neutral as to a benefic or malefic nature, stars with a spectral class F can also be
classified as neutral in that this class contains minor metals such as calcium and is a bridge
to the more metallic stars. So stars in spectral class F are as Mercury.
Our Sun is a spectral class G star.
Metallic lines, especially iron, dominate the spectra of class K stars.
Class K is therefore of Mars.
"Finally those stars in spectral class M, with its lines of harsh metals such as titanium oxide
have the astrological nature of the highly malefic Saturn.
"It will be seen that this scheme follows that of Ptolemy quite closely. In a few instances in
which it results in a star being given a nature at variance with that of the classicists, the
nature as predicted by the spectra is most generally confirmed by the lore associated with a
star. Of course Ptolemy never gave the natures of Uranus, Neptune or Pluto to any of the
stars. These planets were unknown in his time. Perhaps future research will rectify this
situation and find stars with the nature of one or more of the trans-Saturnian planets. "From
the spectral type the astrological nature of the star can be known.
Stellar spectra are rated zero through to nine. K0 means that a star is pure Mars. B5 means
that the star is beginning to shade from Jupiter to Venus. These subtleties of meanings can
be accounted for in a delineation". (George C Noonan Jr. Fixed Stars and Judicial Astrology,
AFA).
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Proper Motion of stars: Stars have a "proper motion", but it is very small. It varies with
different stars, it has been said that Aldebaran moves only three minutes of arc in 2735 years
or one degree in 57,000 years. Alcyone (the brightest of the Pleiades), for example, will
move only 0.20" arc seconds per century in right ascension and 4.6 arcseconds per century
in declination. What you see as "movement" of the stars is due to precession, amounting to
1.396 degrees per century, which gives the impression that stars are moving at a far faster
rate than they really are. In other words, it is not the stars that are moving but the framework
used to measure their positions, i.e. the zodiac.
Precession of the stars: The fixed stars cannot be progressed or arced. However they do
precess forward in the zodiac at the approximate average rate of 50.23 seconds of arc per
year, the same as roughly eight minutes every ten years, or one degree every 72 years. In
100 years they precess at approximately 1degree23 minutes or 83 minutes (or 84).
If a natal planet is at a slightly higher longitude figure in a separating conjunction to a star,
that star will precess to a conjunction, giving the energy field of that planet a superimposed
profile and brings changes into the life corresponding to the influences of the particular star.
For example, if you were born in 1950 and had a planet at 23Libra50, that planet would be
in a separating conjunction with Spica at 23Libra05. In the year 2000, Spica would precess,
like a very slow moving transit, to conjunct that planet.
Examples:
1. John Travolta (born Feb 18 1954, 2.53 PM, EST, Englewood) has Jupiter conjunct Rigel
which brings honor, riches, glory and renown. His natal Jupiter is at 16Ge32. Travolta
became an instant success with the release of the film Saturday Night Fever, in Dec 1977.
When Rigel had precessed to the minute of his Jupiter.
2. Robert Kennedy (born Nov 20 1925 3.11 PM, EST, Brooklyn) had Pluto at 14Cancer30.
When he was born, Canopus was at 13Can57. Canopus, when linked to the outer planets,
has associations with violent, public and sudden death. When he was assassinated in 1968,
Canopus had precessed to 14Can30, and conjuncted his Pluto to the minute.
Latitude from the ecliptic: Most fixed stars are positioned outside the ecliptic and many
have large latitude from the Ecliptic and large declinations from the Celestial Equator. Many
such as; Polaris, the Pole Star, stars in the constellations Argo, Crux, Ursa Major, Ursa
Minor, Draco, Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Perseus and its star Algol, etc. have very large latitudes.
Some astrologers offer the opinion that fixed stars with large latitudes or more than 17
degrees latitude from the ecliptic (Pluto's orbit) are of no use in practical interpretation.
However, Ebertin (Fixed Stars by Ebertin-Hoffman, published by AFA) says that practice
does not bear out this opinion. Moreover, he says; practice shows that a star's high latitude
does not appear to matter at all.
Example, taking the star Polaris, the Pole star, which marks the North Pole and has the
largest declination from the equator +89.15'. and the largest latitude from the ecliptic
+66.05'.
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If we did not believe that zodiacal positions were valid, we would not expect Polaris to be
activated using zodiacal measurements in events concerning the North Pole.
Six events relating to the North Pole and its polar axis the South Pole, four of which show
that Polaris is activated:
1)April, 15 1800, born Sir James Clark Ross, Scottish explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic.
He was the first to locate the magnetic North Pole; he discovered and named Mount Erebus
in Antarctica. - Jupiter/Polaris.
2)May 6 1856, Robert Peary, Arctic Explorer and first person to the North Pole, was born in
Cresson, Pennsylvania. - Saturn/Polaris.
3)Sep 6 1909, word is received that Robert Peary has reached the North Pole and died. Pluto/Polaris.
4) Dec 14 1911 Norwegian explorer reaches the south pole - Pluto/Polaris (Polaris is the star
on the North Pole, the south pole is on the polar axis, there is no south pole-star).
Ocultation: Sometimes a planet will conjunct a star by longitude and ecliptic latitude and
will physically occultate it. This happens all the time, of course, but much more rarely with
the 290 or so named stars we consider of traditional importance. With this type of
conjunction or occultation the energy of the fixed star would be far more greatly
emphasized.
Dr Gonzales Tamez says, "A convenient way to study a given star is when the Moon
physically occultates it"(or even skims a star). "There are certain big stars that the Moon
frequently occultates, sometimes once a month for several months in a row, so you can
collect a series of observations of the validity of the traditional keywording for the said star.
Obviously the same can be said for when a planet conjuncts a zodiacal star both in longitude
and in ecliptic latitude, because then the star will shine through with full strength and its
nature will reveal itself to the attentive eye. I have found that specific stars tend to project
clusters of synchronistic coincidences. Quite often the name of the constellation will play a
role, particularly for stars classified in planetary terms as sharing some Mercurial
quality. The fixed stars often bring about bizarre synchronicities and clustering of
coincidences that may involve the meaning of the star and the constellation it is in."
One more reason why people believe the stars don't work is because of the lack of
knowledge of their meanings, because the traditional interpretations, although they can be
very 'spot on', have a tendency to dwell on the negative influences and show a lack of an
overall comprehension of their meanings. Hopefully in time and with proper application of
empirical evidence, we can be more definite about the possibilities within the meanings of
the fixed stars. All the fixed stars in a native’s chart have very strong impact on his life.
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HOW TO JUDGE THE NATURE OF FIXED STARS
In the Tetrabiblos, Ptolemy refers to natures of stars in constellations. In only a few cases
did he describe specific stars. The astrological natures of the stars (given under the heading
'Planetary natures' like; Mars-Mercury, Saturn, Venus, Mars-Jupiter, Venus-Saturn etc.) are
similar to the natures of the planets. Confusion permeates this matter in modern astrology
because Ptolemy mentions very few stars by name and some of these do have multiple
natures. Ptolemy mostly described groups of stars as having the same influence, such as;
“The stars in the shoulders of Aquarius operate like Saturn and Mercury;” “the bright one in
the northern wing (of Virgo), called Vindemiator (now called Vindemiatrix) “ is of the same
influence as Saturn and Mercury; “ The bright stars in the constellation of the Little Bear
have a similar quality to that of Saturn, and to a less degree, to that of Venus...” Those bright
stars in the constellation of the Dragon, to that of Saturn, Mars and Jupiter and so on.
Vivian Robson (The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology) says, "A fixed star in
conjunction with a planet of the same character greatly emphasizes the qualities of that
planet. If the star is of contrary nature to the planet which it conjuncts" (and the main fixed
stars have all been classified as having greater or lesser affinities to the planets) "it should
hinder the planet. If a planet falls upon a star the effect is greatly magnified, giving it
prominence in the life that is quite unwarranted by its mere position and aspects in the chart.
Cases are known to all astrologers in which a certain planet in the horoscope seems to be
emphasized for no apparent reason, so that it acts drastically throughout the life, and in such
a case there is usually a fixed star in operation in the background through the planet. The
greatest effect is obtained when the star and planet are both of the same nature and in such
cases the influence of the planet is raised to a vehement pitch, though at the same time the
malefic effect of the star is diminished. Thus if the planet Mars falls upon a star of its own
nature its power is increased; if upon a star of the nature of Jupiter or Venus it is reduced
and modified while if upon one of the nature of Saturn it is greatly changed. In other words,
if a planet falls upon a star of similar nature to its own it acquires intensity, while upon one
of contrary nature it becomes quiescent or distorted and may give a kind of sudden or dull
effect to the character". He goes on to say that in all cases the fixed stars do not contradict
the planetary indications. "A man will not become a murderer, thief or forger through the
effect of the star alone, and for this to take place the general nature of the chart must be
suitable and in harmony with such indications concerned. The exact nature and effect must
be sought through ordinary rules of astrology. Similarly, in directions the action of the stars
is much more potent if a planetary direction of a like nature is in force at the same time. It
should be borne in mind that they are of transitory nature.
We are told that Ptolemy gave no rules for their determination of the nature of the stars.
Agrippa tells us that the natures of the fixed stars are known from the similarity of their
colours to those of the planets, as described below:
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
blue, leaden and shining
citron near to paleness and clear
red and fiery
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Sun
Venus
Mercury
Moon
Uranus
Neptune
yellow and when rising red, afterwards glittering
white and shinning / white in the morning and reddish in the evening
glittering
fair
bright and greenish
greenish, but not so bright.
The generally accepted method of expressing the kind of influence exerted by any star is in
terms of the planets of our Solar System. The effect of the stars of any given nature in
terms of natal astrology is as follows:
Uranus: interest in occultism, electricity, aviation, antiquities, abrupt.
If rising, eccentricity gained by learning.
If culminating, learned, eminent in arts and sciences, mechanical and inventive ability.
Saturn: disgrace, ruin, calamity.
If rising, grave, thoughtful, melancholy, liable to disgrace, much care and anxiety, connected
with building, mines and minerls.
If on the seventh cusp and Moon afflicted by Saturn, ruler of seventh, a slovenly wife.
If culminating, trouble through old people, disgrace, trade losses, deceitful associates, rise
followed by fall.
With the luminaries, lean and infirm, many miseries. If afflicting Mercury, deafness.
Jupiter: If rising, sober, grave, patient, legacies, ecclesiastical preferment.
If culminating, honour, glory, preferment, success in trade and in the Church.
Mars: violent death, ultimate ruin by folly or pride.
If rising, wealth, power, courage, generosity, ingenuity, rise to authority, martial success,
subject to cuts, wounds, accidents, sores and injuries to the face, pains in the head and
fevers.
If culminating, martial eminence, success in trade and in occupations of a Mars nature.
If afflicting Mercury, deafness.
Venus: If rising, good fortune, happiness, gifts, fortunate for love and marriage, gain by
legacies and inheritance.
If culminating, honour and success, dealings with and help through women, success in
occupations of a Venus nature.
Mercury: If rising, honour, intellect, gret learning.
If culminating, business activity, gain through books and intellectual matters.
When two or more planets are mentioned, the one whose name is mentioned first is
considered to represent the chief influence of the star. The second one denotes a kind of
modifying influence.
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For example, a star like Regulas, of the nature of Mars and Jupiter would give the following
influences:
i.
Mars comes first, hence it is the chief influence of the star- purely martial qualities.
ii.
As Jupiter comes second, it has a modifying influence on Mars. Here, Jupiter gives
an expansiveness to the martial qualities.
This would give the exact nature of the star.
After this, it should be combined with the:
• sign
• decanate occupied by the star
• planet and
• house through which the star is acting in any given birth chart.
How to judge the nature of little known stars?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Use the above method (combination of the sign, decanate occupied by the star along
with the planet and the house) and use the general characteristics of the constellation
to which it belongs.
Modify these characteristics by the sign, decanate and house occupied, together with
the aspects to the planets and the houses it rules just as would be done in the case of an
ordinary planetary conjunction.
For its strength judge it position: whether angular, succeedant or cadent.
For the orb, find out its magnitude.
Interpretations of the nature of the stars having different planetary
combinations:
Saturn and Jupiter
:
Dignified, pious, conservative, acquisitive, retentive.
If culminating: honour and preferment
Saturn and Mars
:
bold, cruel, heartless, adulterous, criminal, liar, loss of
estates,poverty, few friends.
If of 1st magnitude: rises by usury or unfair means.
If culminating: bad name, rise by trade followed by
disgrace and ruin.
Saturn and Venus:
:
Slovenly, very immoral, shameless, revolting, mean,
sorrows in love.
If rising: good tempered, healthy, gain by industry and
marriage.
If culminating: improved health, fame by help of superiors.
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Saturn and Mercury
:
Profound liar, thief, blackguard, scandal and slander.
Jupiter and Saturn
:
Legacies, inheritance, fame, especially if rising; foolish
and
unfortunate in love.
If culminating : honour and preferment.
:
High ambition, pride, love of power, grandeur of view.
If rising: military honours,
If culminating: high ecclesiastical honour, martial
preferment, prosperity in business.
Jupiter and Venus:
:
Contented, happy disposition, honourable, philosophical
mind, legal or ecclesiastical preferment, help through
women.
If rising or culminating: honour and riches.
Jupiter and Mercury:
:
Religious minded, thoughtful, philosophical, writer on
religious or similar subjects.
Mars and Saturn:
:
Malicious, thieving, merciless, fiendish, repulsive, liar,
accidents, violent death.
If culminating: military preferment but final disgrace.
Mars-Jupiter:
:
Great pride, grandly liberal, commanding, cosmopolitan
views.
If rising or culminating: military honour or preferment.
Mars and Sun:
:
Heroic, courageous, defiant, intrepid leader, warlike,
danger to the eyes, violent death.
If rising : preferment to metal workers, soldiers, surgeons
and other Mars people.
If culminating:preferment in business and in all martial
affairs.
Mars and Venus
:
Strong passions, artistic feelings, gain through women and
friends.
If rising or culminating: honour and preferment in martial
affairs.
Mars and Mercury:
:
High enterprise, combative, destructive.
If rising: rash, very obstinate, ruined by headstrong and
Jupiter and Mars:
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precipitate conduct.
If culminating: changeable in business.
Mars and Moon
:
Adventurous, perfidious, insolent, wanton, brutal, danger
to eyes.
If rising: sore eyes, weak sight, trouble and loss through
women.
If culminating: disgrace and imprisonment.
Sun and Mars
:
Fearless, intolerant, warlike skills, over-confident, fierce,
cruel, vindictive, energetic organizer, danger to the eyes,
accidents, violent death.
Venus-Saturn
:
Cunning, bad morals, mercenary, repulsive habits,
perverted tastes, Unfortunate love affairs, seduction.
Venus and Jupiter:
:
Refined, good, high morals, vivacious, sincere, pure,
healthy, artistic. Fortunate in love and marriage, help
through relatives.
Venus and Mars
:
Shameless, vain, self-indulgent, abandoned, violent
passions,
Danger of seduction, riotous living but often selfrespecting and decent.
Venus and Mercury
:
Idealistic, psychic, handsome, neat, loveable, refined,
genteel
intelligent.
Mercury and Saturn
:
Subtle, studious, keen and profound mind, often shameless
liar, interested in occult or serious subjects.
Mercury and Jupiter
:
Optimistic, cheerful, philosophical, broad minded,
religious views, success through influential friends or the
Church and law.
Mercury and Mars
:
Exaggerative, argumentative, unreliable, unscrupulous,
given to invective, mechanical ability, very quick mind,
great talker.
Mercury and Venus
:
Courteous, affable, orderly, elegant, sweet-tempered,
lovable, refined, artistic, honour and riches.
If rising : love of poetry, painting and teching, quick
mind.
If culminating: success in literary and legal professions.
Moon and Mars
:
Changeable, passionate, wanton, liable to accidents
especially when travelling, bad eyes and injuries to face.
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INTERPRETATION OF THE FIXED STARS SINCE ANCIENT TIMES IN
COMPARISON TO MODERN INTERPRETATIONS
Since ancient times people have dedicated their lives in studying and interpreting the fixed
stars. Below are the Interpretations of the fixed stars by Anonymous of year 379 A.B,
translated first in Italian by Giuseppe Bezza from CCAG V/1 pp. 194-211 and later in
English by Daria Dudziak. The footnotes of the author have been maintained in their
original form. As the interpretations making interesting reading, I felt that the original form
be maintained and printed for the readers interest and knowledge.
Bright, passionate, harmful and helpful stars. [This text was published by F. Cumont in the
first tome of the fifth volume of Catalogus Codicum Astrologorum Graecorum (CCAG),
pag. 194-211., it was included in Rhetorius' works (Rhet.) in the VI century and it has been
taken and used again by Teophilus of Edessa (CCAG V/1 pp. 212-217). Between the end of
the VIII century and the beginning of the IX century it appeared in a drawing up which
includes some glosses (EP). At a certain time, the list of these thirty bright stars became
formal in the astrological judgements: in Vaticanus graecus 208, fo. 130v, the following
explanatory note has been added to the list of these stars: "These are thirty bright stars which
we use in the prediction of the events according to the rules of great Ptolemy..." (D. Pingree,
The Astrological School of John Abramius, Dumbarton Oaks Papers, 1971, pag. 209).
Another text was written during Latin Middle Ages. It was an extremely similar text(VL),
which was the translation of the original Arabic text, wherein the bright stars were named
beibenia and they entered the medieval, astrological lexicon with this term. Jerome Vitali in
his Lexicon mathematicum, says that beibenia are the main stars of the starry images, in
particular their hearts and the stars of the first magnitude. (Lexicon mathematicum,
astronomicum, geometricum, Parisiis 1668,pag. 84. Cfr. the commentary on the pseudoPtolemaic centiloquium, ascribed to 'Al" ibn Ridwän, but this work was written by ibn alDäya, v. 27: "Beibenie, id est fixe qui sunt corda fixarum, sicut cor tauris et cor leonis et cor
scorpionis, sc. ille que sunt in orbe signorum ex prima magnitudine"). Al-Bîrûnî says that
this term derives from neo-Persian biyâbânî, that is, the stars of the desert, the name that
Persians would have given to some bright stars, since whether you could find the straight
and narrow path in the desert or not depended on them (Al-Bîrûnî, The Book of Instruction
in the Elements of the Art of Astrology, ed. R. Wright, London 1934, pag. 46, ¤ 125).
Unfortunately, this suggestive etymology is wrong and we have to say that this name refers
to and derives from middle Persian (pahlavi) a-wiyâbân-îg, term by which lack of
movement, the fact that something is fixed, is designated (Cfr. W.B. Henning, An
Astronomical Chapter of the Bundahishn, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1942, p. 229;
P. Kunitzsch, Beibenian stars - al-kawâkib al-biyâbânîya. Ein Nachtrag, Zeitschrift der
Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, 1981 (131, 2), pag. 263-267).
Abbreviations EP: Excerpta Parisina, CCAG V/1 217-226 Rhet.: Rhetorii qu3/4stiones
astrologic3/4 ex Antiochi excerpta, CCAG VIII/4 p.174-182 VL: Liber Hermetis capitis
omnium philosophorum de iudiciis et significatione stellarum Beibeniarum in nativitatibus,
in: Liber quadripartiti Ptholemei... Venetiis 1493.]
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When in a geniture we find the Moon which is drawing near to one of the bright and great
stars or else the Moon has almost the same degree as this star has and especially when the
Moon moves in the same direction [katà tòn ánemon tòn autón. Ánemos,ventus, it means a
direction in the space and a co-ordinate in the Celestial Sphere that can be latitude or declination
without distinction. The author wants to say that the Moon brings itself near or else it draws near to
one of the bright stars in longitude having the same direction with reference to the ecliptic as the
bright star has] in which the shining star that is close to it in degrees moves; these conditions
give rise to great, brilliant, eminent and opulent genitures. The same way, if one of the
bright stars is at the horoscope or it rises in the moment of birth or if it is perpendicular
when it is culminating or if it is in another Angle, it bears glorious people, the powerful,
people who are in command, who have a lot of activities, who have much property and who
are the owners of many things, who are well-known or feared in the cities and in the regions.
In particular, people born in these situations will be famous in the regions dominated by the
bright stars or else in those regions above which these stars rise at the same moment in
which someone is born, as it is noted in the table.
If they rise at the horoscope or they culminate at the top of the sky they give prosperity
since youth and in the native town; but if at the moment of birth one of these bright stars is
in the angle of setting, it brings well-being about, but especially abroad and around middleage and it gives a splendid marriage and several and considerable possessions, particularly
owing to the female sex. If at the moment of delivery one of these bright stars is in the
underground centre (the subterranean angle), it brings prosperity and well-being to the
person who is born, especially during his or her old age and on account of deposits or credits
or trust legacies since this place is invisible; this person's death is eminent, outstanding and
known by everybody: by this place, in fact, we judge the esteem [Testo: ghénesin, Cumont
suggerisce timên.] after the body's death. Therefore, we consider that the things we said as far
as the dignities are concerned are sufficient and to sum up we can say that: usually, every
person who is born at the rising of a bright star or when a bright star is angular or when the
Moon is drawing near to it, at the moment of childbirth, as above-mentioned, is going to
have a wonderful, splendid and distinguished life and is going to be famous.
The natural action of these stars is really great, mighty admirable and varied and the effects
they bring to an end are different according to the changes of the places, for which reason it
is necessary for us to state and explain the observations our predecessors made with regard
to their peculiar disposition. Hence, since every unwandering star has a close relationship
with the planets and with their congeneric disposition, every star has the same virtue and
carries out the same things that the planets do, as the writer says: it is not necessary to
consider only the way five stars and the Sun and the Moon are combined and mixed between
them (their aspects),but also with reference to those unwandering stars which have the same
nature as they have [Cfr. Ptolemy, quadr. 2,8: «We shall begin with the characteristics active
powers of the planets, one by one, first, however, making this general observation, as a summary
reminder, that in general whenever we speak of any temperament of the five planets one must
understand that whatever produces the like nature is also meant, whether it be the planet itself in its
own proper condition, or one of the fixed stars, or one of the signs of the zodiac, considered with
reference to the temperament proper to it, just as though the characterizations were applied to the
natures or the qualities themselves and not to the planets; and let us remember that in the
combinations, again, we must consider not only the mixture of the planets one with another, but also
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their combination with the others that share in the same nature, whether they be fixed stars or signs
of the zodiac, by virtue of their affinities with the planets, already set forth».]
These considerations can be made according to the distinctive features they have in common
with the wandering stars and which are included and described in the table since their
effective qualities and the virtues they carry out are the same. There can be no doubt about
the fact that we can find this identification of the unwandering stars only in the texts of few
ancients, in particular in the works of people who have considered and discussed this part of
prediction and foretelling as well as the divine science of numbers. In truth, some of the
ancients expounded the knowledge and explained the nature and the properties of the
phenomena sparsely and in an obscure way. As far as we are concerned, we wanted to keep
the memory of it to people who are worthy of the stars and we have taken from the
astrological doctrine all the useful things that Ptolemy had expounded in this science. Then,
we were first to process the data and to draw up and make up this more recent, intelligible
and easily understandable table which shows all the learning and the knowledge of the
celestial phenomena. Here should have been put in the abovementioned table, but it is
missing in the manuscript. Since we do not want our exposition to be too wordy and the
table seem too obscure, we start to make you known the effective virtue of every
unwandering star as we have entered in the table the degree of longitude at which every star
was in the time of Olybrius' and Ausonius' consulate [Decimus Magnus Ausonius and Q.
Clodius Hermogenianus Olybrius were consuls in 379 A.D.] that is in the year in which we have
composed this treatise. In truth, as divine Ptolemy has shown, during hundred years the stars
move one degree towards the parts that follow the equinoxes and the solstices [eis tà
hepómena tôn tropikôn sêméiôn. Sêméia tropikà; these are puncta conversiva and they designate
both the solstices and the equinoxes.]
Besides, we have told and explained what the temperament of every star is, what its latitude
or direction [póion plátos êtoi ánemos.] is according to the information he had handed down
so that nothing is ignored or omitted in the exposition and explanation of the table.
Therefore, let us move on to the illustration of the table.
About people who [Here begins the text of EP and Rhet., preceded by a brief introduction: "On the
virtue of the unwandering stars. Besides, I thought it necessary to expound and explain the virtue and
the action of the unwandering stars since their force is great and strong when they are in the same
degree in which the angles and the planets are and as learned Julian says in his Apotelesmata, they
seem to give rise to illustrious, distinguished, eminent (perod-xous, Rhet.: parad-xous, admirable,
wonderful) and singular, uncommon nativities. The places of the unwandering stars, both for their
longitude and for their latitude, correspond to the year 600 (884 A.D.) from the age of Diocletian's
reign". The last sentence we have quoted is not included in Rhet] are born at the rising of Spica
,the bright star which is in the left hand of Virgo and which is in the 29th degree of Virgo
and which also <lies> in the zodiac or when the bright star of Lyra, which comes up with the
20th degree of Sagittarius, rises at the horoscope or at the rising of the bright star that is in
the mouth of the Greater Fish(Piscis Australis)and which is in the southern part <of the
zodiac> and which rises together with the 10th degree of Aquarius or else when the bright
star of the Bird , which rises at the same time as the 12th degree of Leo, is at the horoscope
or finally at the rising of the bright star of Corona Borealis (northern)that rises together with
the 16th degree of Libra. Since all these stars have the temperament and nature of Venus and
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Mercury, if one of them rises at the horoscope [Rhet.: When these stars are in the same degree of
the horoscope or of the top of the sky... ], not only does it make the natives well-known, famous
and resourceful, but also very learned and erudite, fond of philosophical dissertations,
eloquent, creative, perspicacious, ingenious and clever, keen on music and arts and goodhearted. These natives are also nice and pleasant, they like fine and voluptuous things, they
have a delicate palate and prefer peaceful and soft activities, they are cheerful and merry,
wise, sensible and reflective as well as able, skilful and lucky. They learn utterly by
themselves and are esteemed for the virtue and quality of their reasoning; they have
inclination to all that is virtuous, their speech and language are pleasant and people willingly
listen to them, they are loveable, gracious and well moderate in their morals and behaviour,
they are solicitous and careful, they have the knack of considering all the aspects of life with
wisdom and sense and behaving in a reasonable way and they are generous [VL adds: "And
this happens when Saturn is above the eastern horizon and it watches Venus. And if one of
these stars is at the ascendant, the native gains wisdom, knowledge and political and civil
authority, on condition that Saturn is not at the ascendant. If, on the contrary, Saturn with
one of these stars is at the ascendant, the person who is born is inclined to banquets and
feasts, to enjoyment and pleasures, drinking and lying with women. If Saturn is at the
ascendant with the Sun and Venus is in the fourth place, or else if Saturn with Venus or with
one of these stars is in the tenth place, the native will not be lucky and none of the abovementioned things will be in his nature since he will be cold or impotent in the coition or else
all his children will be girls. In truth, these stars tend to bring bad things and misfortune
when Saturn and Venus join them in the angles".] Sometimes, if Mars is eastern above the
horizon and it observes one of these stars at its rising, they make the natives promiscuous
and easily moved to the pleasures of Venus. If Mars is angular, the natives are involved in
some troubles because of documents or driven by passion, especially if Mercury [There is a
brief blank here, Kroll suggests Hermês. The readings proposed by Rhet. and EP are unintelligible
and obscure: eàn málista, hoútôs ôn Árês, pròs hêlion hôronomêsêi (Rhet.). eàn málista Árês pròs
hêlion hôronomêsêi (EP).] rises when Mars is in the position which has been described above.
If Venus or Mars observes one of these stars at its rising from the place of anti-culmination,
men who are the opposites of chaste, wise and judicious people, are born as well as impious
and wicked men and people who are impotent in the pleasures of Venus or who have few
children or only daughters. In fact, a big difference originates from the unlike placing of
Venus and Mars in the angles. If Saturn observes one of these five, bright stars at its rising,
expert doctors of medicine, skilful in predictions and forecasting and devoted to the occult
books and initiation into the mysteries [VL adds: "And if these stars observe Saturn and Venus
from the seventh place, the native will be a learned doctor of medicine...".] are born. If Jupiter
observes one of these five, bright stars at its rising, it brings a greater prosperity and more
commands, authority, glory and power [VL adds: "And if you see that Mercury is at the
ascendant or in the tenth place with one of these stars, the native will be a prophet and he or she will
look great in the eyes of men and he or she will be a philosopher, inventor or inventress of sciences
and he or she will have knowledge of everything, above all of those sciences that originate from the
region of Babylonia. If the nativity is nocturnal and Mercury is placed in the aboveexplained way
and Mars is in the sixth place from Mercury, right-hand with reference to the ascendant, the native
will be an idolater or an idolatress and he or she will be very famous, will say prophetic words and
perform miracles, but only God knows the truth".]
Moreover, there is a big difference between these stars: Spica makes people become the
interpreters of sacred things, high, supreme, honoured and respected priests or philosophers
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or the inspired interpreters of some mysteries and, especially among people who are born in
Hellas and in the female genitures, it makes the natives the priestesses of Demeter that is of
mother of gods or of Core or of Isis as well as women who are the interpreters of sacred
things or experts in mysteries or in initiation rites or they who refuse to eat some aliments
and who are helped by the gods very much. If the bright star of Corona borealis (northern)
rises or culminates, thanks to it the natives become glorious, stephanêphoroi (people who are
crowned during competitions), high priests, kings' friends and it makes them have a strong
and vigorous body and become famous and loved by many people. If the bright star of Piscis
Australis (the Southern Fish) rises, because of it the natives have few children or have
children very late or have only daughters or do not have children at all and are very eloquent
and good-looking .
[ EP inserts here an additional note which seems to be a gloss, an explanatory annotation: "When
these unwandering stars are at the upper culmination with the Sun or with the Moon or with the Part
of Fortune (Pars Fortunae), those stars that have the temperament and nature of Venus and of
Mercury are a help to the question of slaves, especially if Jupiter is united or configured with them
and also if Mars gives its virtue to Jupiter. Corona Borealis denotes clerics, clergymen and
metropolitans. Piscis Australis(the Greater Fish) slows the outcome and the successful result of an
initiative, an undertaking, but it makes it beautiful. The stars which have the temperament and nature
of Mars and of Jupiter are extremely good for the office of governors, kings and military leaders, for
people with an indomitable character who do not accept to be subdued, soldiers and satraps. The
stars which have the temperament and nature of Saturn and of Jupiter favour and are propitious for
laying the bases of the foundations of temples, cities and towns, houses and the like. The stars that
have the temperament and nature of only one planet that is of Mars are propitious and favourable for
robbery, brigandage and for a military expedition. The stars which have the temperament and nature
of Jupiter and of Mercury favour and are advantageous for pious, merciful and religious deeds and
for the public government. The stars which have the temperament and nature of Mars and of
Mercury are favourable and propitious for mechanical arts and crafts, deceits and swindles, murders,
forgeries, misfortunes and accidents. The stars that have only the temperament and nature of Venus
(Centaurus, the foot of the chained woman, the left foot of the woman) favour and are propitious for
people who have a generous heart and character, who are benevolent and kind and whose nature is
not tricky and deceptive at all and who are honest and fair in their advice as well as for the
promotion and advancement of people who are simple, natural and plain, singular and uncommon
and who have an humble and modest character. The stars which have the temperament and nature of
Saturn and of Venus (the stained hand, the woman who is on the throne, the head of Ophiuchus)
favour the successful and lucky purchases which come from a wrong and which are secret, the
enrichment which derives from other people's misfortunes. The shining star of the Hyades is
favourable for a man who has much property and owns many things, who is powerful, prosperous,
extremely rich and who subdues cities and towns. Moreover, if Mars is opposite, it favours the
satrapies". "The stained hand": chéir bebamménê, corresponds to beta Cassiopeia that is called alkaff al-khadîb (Sûfî 83).] What happens if someone is born at the rising of the bright star that
is in Lion's heart and which lies in the circle of the zodiac at the 20th degree of Leo or at the
rising of Arcturus or Arctophilax at the horoscope, the star which rises together with the
thirtieth degree of Virgo or at the rising of the bright star of Aquila , which rises together
with the seventh degree of Capricorn or if someone is born at the rising of Antares at the
horoscope , which lies in the zodiac in the 15th degree of Scorpius (Scorpio); since all the
above-mentioned stars have the temperament and nature of Jupiter and of Mars. Therefore,
if one of these stars rises at the horoscope or it comes up at the moment of delivery or
culminates, it makes people who are born with a disposition of this kind become illustrious
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generals that subdue regions and cities and peoples, it makes them people who govern, who
are inclined to action and act quickly, people who are not submissive and do not accept to be
subdued, people who speak frankly, who have a taste for struggle and take pleasure in
fighting. They also bring their plans to an end, they are efficient, virile, victorious, they
harm their enemies, they are opulent and possibly immensely rich, they are brave and highsouled, they are also ambitious [ Rhet. adds: philokálous.] and usually they do not die well
[VL: "Et morietur bona morte"..]. Moreover, in this case people who are keen on hunting as
well as experts in and owners of horses and quadrupeds are born.
Here below we describe what happens if someone is born at the rising of the bright star that
is at the tip of the left foot of Orion and which rises together with the twenty-third degree of
Taurus or at the rising of the medial star of three stars that are in Orion's Belt (Cingulum
Orionis) and which rises at the same time as the 30th degree of Taurus rises or at the rising
of the star set on the right shoulder of Auriga and which rises together with the 5th degree of
Gemini or at the rising of the star set in the knee of Sagittarius and which is in the zodiac at
the 19th degree of Sagittarius or at the rising of the bright star set in the Gorgonifer of
Perseus and which rises together with the second degree of Taurus. Since all these stars have
the temperament and nature of Jupiter and of Saturn, if they rise at the horoscope in the
same way as we have said, in a geniture, the natives own a lot of things, they are very rich
and they have possessions in several countries and cities or towns, they are countryloving
people [VL: "Amator quietis et letitie et amat quod bene dicatur de eo".] and they have a bent for
and are skilful at building houses. Moreover, if the Moon watches one of these bright stars at
its rising or at its culmination in the daytime, the natives have a virtuous nature, they are
respectful to the old, they are people of noble sentiments, they are generous, tolerant, wise
and sensible and they love their dear ones [VL: "Et si luna aspexerit aliquam ex illis et fuerit luna
in ascendente vel decima erit pietate plenus et ornamento simplex et fortunatus, patiens iniuriarum,
sapiens in omnibus, amat homines et amatur ab eis"]. In particular, the rising and the culmination
at right angles of the bright star set in the knee of Sagittarius or of the star that is on the right
shoulder of Auriga makes the natives work with quadrupeds or with carts as well as people
who have the knack of riding horses and driving carts or wagons [VL: "Et dixit Hermes quod
illa que est in Sagittario licet habeat omnia ista in se, tamen natus amat aves et bestias et erit bonus
equitator et habebit domum in qua habebit aquilas et aves multas; et deus est sapiens in illo"]. What
happens if someone is born at the rising of Canis (the Dog) which rises together with the
20th degree of Gemini or at the rising of the star set in the head of the following Twin that
lies in the zodiac at the 29th degree of Gemini. Therefore, if these stars, which have the
temperament and nature of the star of Mars, rise at the horoscope, especially in a nocturnal
geniture, a person who is born is fit for being in command, skilful, expert and clever,
energetic and vigorous, active, temerarious and foolhardy, is not submissive and do not
accept to be subdued. Moreover, the native is yearning and greedy, hard-hearted, tough,
proud and haughty, a military leader, tyrannical, glorious. On the contrary, if these stars rise
at the horoscope in a diurnal geniture they make the natives insolent, cruel, pitiless and
without mercy, rash and hasty, rapacious, troubled and intoxicated. If they culminate they
make the native become wise, sensible and merciful, but he or she usually does not die well.
What happens if someone is born at the rising of the star set in the northern chela of Scorpio
that lies in the circle of the zodiac at the 25th degree of Libra or at the rising of the star
which is in the head of the previous Twin since both of them have the temperament and
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nature of Jupiter and Mercury. If these stars rise at the horoscope the natives become fond of
literature and humanities, scholars, popular orators, ingenious and clever people, keen on
music and arts, people who hit the target, good-looking, able to carry on a lot of activities
and skilful at many things, dignified, pious, religious, suitable for and capable of doing
business, very well-known or people who purchase gold and silver and other riches thanks to
relations, connections or successful trading and who keep their noble feelings and nature
even during their misfortunes. This happens especially in a diurnal geniture. On the
contrary, if these stars rise at the horoscope in a nocturnal geniture the natives think and
pretend to be learned and wise while they are boastful, affected, simulators and shammers,
nevertheless, they are erudite, they have a good memory, they are capable of and suitable for
teaching and their desires are pure.
What happens if the bright star set in the previous shoulder of Orion which rises together
with the 27th degree of Taurus or Procyon that rises together with the 27th degree of Cancer
or if the star set in the right shoulder of Orion and which rises together with the second
degree of Gemini or the star which the Horse (Pegasus) and Andromeda have in common
and which rises together with the 21st degree of Pisces, rise at the horoscope in a geniture.
These stars have Mars' and Mercury's temperament and nature and they make military heads
and leaders, people who are valiant, able, skilled, strong and vigorous as well as full of
energy, versatile, cunning and shrewd, people who are capable of doing a lot of varied
activities and are competent at many things. These stars also give rise to wise and sensible
people, with a shrill voice, deceptive people and they make people who are successful and
have good results, obstinate and stubborn people, they who are impetuous, impulsive,
insatiable and greedy in their desires, who corrupt both young boys and maidens, perjurers
and oath-breakers; especially in the nocturnal genitures. If they rise at the horoscope in a
diurnal geniture they make the natives become audacious and bold, fierce, people who are
inclined to repent and often change their mind, false and deceitful, thieves, godless,
friendless, simulators and shammers, insolent, people who stain themselves with murder,
forgers and counterfeiters, cheats and swindlers and these natives sometimes do not die well.
This happens especially in a diurnal geniture [nykterinês has to be corrected in hêmerinês.]
What happens if at the moment of childbirth the bright star which is set in the right foot of
Centaurus and which rises together with the 11th degree of Libra or the last one of the River
which rises together with the third degree of Aries, rises. Both of them have the
temperament and nature of Jupiter and of Venus and if they rise at the moment of birth they
make the natives become pure and honest, nice, agreeable and pleasing, fond of music, fond
of their friends and friendly, pious, liberal, generous and munificent, wise and sensible, fond
of listening to other people. These people are men of good judgement and give good advice,
they have a noble and majestic mind, a kind heart, they are people of good feelings, selfpossessed and moderate in the pleasures of love and they are greatly favoured by women.
They also look for renown and they are honest and virtuous, their hair is on the blond side
and they are good-looking and a delicate and frail body [VL: humide complexionis.],
especially if these stars observe the Moon. What happens if someone is born at the rising of
the bright star set in the Lion's tail that lies in the zodiac in the 27th degree of Leo or at the
rising of the star that is in its flank and which is in the 17th degree of Leo or at the rising of
the bright star of the Hydra, the star which rises together with the 3rd degree of Leo. These
stars have the temperament and nature of Saturn and of Venus and if they come up at the
hour of birth they make the natives prosperous, they make them have many possessions and
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really well-known and also people who are subject and slave to passions, do obscene and
indecent things or speak effeminately [VL: erit turpis facie, verborum humidorum, amator
plantarum et arationum et seminum et edificiorum, fornicator in rebus mulierum.]. Moreover, these
stars make the natives people who love the virtue and who criticise the pleasures of love
using stern and severe words and as the years go by and they get older they take part in some
priestly offices and services; people who are esteemed for some kind of religious practice or
owing to their self-control and composure, people who refuse to eat some aliments and who
are expert in occult books; the natives also become fond of sciences of the sky, their eyes are
rather grey [VL: nigros habens oculos.] and sparkling and they are good-looking.
What happens if the bright star of Hyades which is in the circle of the zodiac at the 15th
degree of Taurus, rises at the moment of delivery. This star has the temperament and nature
of Mars and of Venus and is in Venus' domicile(domal dignity). Thanks to it the natives
become prosperous and very rich and they subdue and govern towns, cities and regions. As
this star and the position of the Hyades in the whole universe is the easiest to recognise for
all the men and the most visible and conspicuous, in the same way they who are born when
the bright star of the Hyades comes up or else when it is at the horoscope are by far the most
glorious, more known and famous and richer than all the other men. It produces the same
things when it is in the same degree in which the Moon is as they rise together at the same
moment. In truth, only this star has a double force compared to other stars: in fact, when it
rises, the shining star of Antares which is set in the diametrically opposed degree that is in
the 15th degree of Scorpio, sets; these stars are both in the circle of the zodiac. Therefore,
they have the faculty of producing great, distinguished and eminent conditions both in
western parts and in eastern parts, as well as in any other region of the earth. When the star
of Antares is in the angle of the setting, in the place concerning the marital unions, it brings,
as we have said, great prosperity, great riches and wealth thanks to women. In truth, the
wives of men who are born in this condition are illustrious, distinguished and very rich,
however they are not long-lived since Antares sets quickly when it is in the place of nuptials.
When the bright star of the Hyades which has in itself the effective quality of the action and
influence of Mars and of Venus rises on the horizon, it makes the person who is born in
these conditions full of anger and fiery and passionate in his or her desires and vigorous and
full of energy [diaphórôs was the correction made by Kroll, who followed Rhet. to whom the
second meaning of "excellently" has to be attributed, cfr. VL: fortis in opere venereo. In the text
there is: diaph-rous, EP: adiaphorous.] in the pleasures of love. On the other hand, when the
place of the Hyades itself, from the 11th to the 15th degree <of Taurus>, rises at the
horoscope, it produces by its very nature people who are subject to passions in the
enjoyments and pleasures, famous, distinguished and illustrious people, people with a
beautiful neck.
We have determined and decided these judgements after careful observations and
examinations in a sufficient span of time. In fact, we have often noticed distinguished,
eminent and illustrious nativities of great prosperity in which any consideration indicating
good things was lacking. We have noticed and observed great and very, very happy
nativities wherein neither the Luminaries nor the benefic <planets> were angular, but they
were falling so that it was impossible to come to a right and correct understanding and
interpretation without observing the bright stars rising together with the angles or with the
Moon. For this reason, we have explained different actions and influences of the bright,
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illustrious and prominent stars, leaving out only the star of Canopus which as it is very
southern, it does not appear in our regions since our observations take place at the latitude of
Rome.
Following the exposition and the explanation of divine Ptolemy we intended to relate the
judgements concerning the action, the influence and the quality of 30 bright stars. Therefore,
we remember and mention they who have written about the action and the influence [perì tês
tôn aplanôn <energheías>; Cumont suggests: pháseôs.] of the unwandering stars, about their
virtue and about the images of celestial bodies rising together: as we know from our
precursors, the Babylonians and the Chaldeans were perhaps the first people who discovered
the science of celestial phenomena. Afterwards, there were Apollonius Mindius and
Artemidorus. Berossus and his disciples have also written about the unwandering stars.
Ancient Egyptians mentioned them and made predictions based on the stars. First of them
was Hermes Trismegistos who wrote about the rising of Sirius in his 'On the effects that the
stars produce in the world' [en tóis kosmikóis apotelésmasi.] and Necao, Cherasphorus,
Petosiris and Nechepso as well as others, in different regions, wrote about the stars, in
particular Timeus and Asclation. Taking advantage of these authors, they who followed
observed the rising, the setting and other indicative signs that the stars make at any latitude,
making their observations in many different places and they recorded, almost everyday, the
effective quality of their action and influence. These scholars were: Meton, Apollinarius and
Euctemon in Athens, Dositeus in Ionia, Calippus in Hellespont, Philip in Peloponnese, in
Phocis and in Locris, Hipparchus in Bitinia. All of them contributed to the knowledge of the
virtue and of the quality of the action and influence of the stars. In truth, if at their rising and
during other phases they change to a certain extent the constitution of the air, even more so
they can bring us great prosperity and well-being or adverse and unfavourable situations and
sometimes death by virtue of their contact with the significators of life [katà tàs tôn aphetôn
kollêseis. The whole passage is oddly similar to the gloss of the Phaseis by Ptolemy: "I have
described and put in order the announcements of all these apparitions according to the Egyptians, to
Dositeus, Philip, Calippus, Euctemon, Meton, Conon, Metrodorus, Eudossus, Caesar, Democritus,
Hipparchus. As far as all these scholars are concerned, the Egyptians made the observations here, in
our country, Dositeus in Coo(Cos), Philip in Peloponnese, in Locris and in Phocis, Calippus in
Hellespont, Meton and Euctemon in Athens and in the Cyclades, in Macedonia e in Thrace, Conon
and Metrodorus in Italy and in Sicily, Eudossus in Asia, in Sicily and in Italy, Caesar in Italy,
Hipparcus in Bitinia, Democritus in Macedonia e in Thrace", cf. Cl. Ptolemæi Opera astronomica
minora, ed. J.L. Heiberg, Lipsiae 1907, pag. 66,23- 67,11.]. Antiocus, Valens, Antigonus,
Heraiscus as well as others wrote many and various things about these stars' virtue, as it may
be seen in their treatises. Serapion and Ptolemy, who came after him, composed judgements
on the stars. Nevertheless, none of all those who we have mentioned had deduced
astronomically neither the places in which these stars lie at the present time nor the effective
quality of their temperament and nature. Therefore, after we have stated and expounded the
qualities and the specific effects of the bright stars, now we are going to treat the quality and
the effectiveness of some minor stars with an exposition and expounding as in conformity
with the natural criterions as possible.
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On the places that excite and provoke passions or on the parts of the enigmatic signs of
Aries, of Taurus, of Leo and of Capricon.
In the circle of the signs there are other places lying in the limbs of the figures wherein there
are not any stars of the first or of the second magnitude, but smaller, minor stars which have
however a sufficient and perhaps immutable force. These stars are observed especially as far
as the sensitive part of the soul and of the mind as well as the infirmities and illnesses of the
body are concerned. First of all men and women who are born when the following parts rise
or ascend at the same time at the horoscope: the fore parts or Aries" face [Scorpius in the text,
the reading which is evidently wrong since the list of the enigmatic signs appears twice in the
writing.] at 13 and 14 degrees and its back at about 25, 26, 27, 28 degrees and the Hyades or
Taurus' face at 12, 13, 14, 15 degrees and moreover the back of Leo from 25 degrees to 30
degrees and the face that is the muzzle of Capricorn at about 10 <and> 12 degrees; incur
emotional disorders, depressions and passions. When these places ascend at the same time
and rise, as we have explained above, they urge and induce people who are born in this
situation to act immorally and dissolutely, not only towards women, but also towards young
boys and to delight in the pleasures against nature and with women that submit and yield to
passions and are subject to flows [gynaixìn pathêtikáis kái rheumatikáis. rheumatikós, fluxionibus
obnoxius, which Kroll understands as: "profluviis albis laborans".] and are also obscene and
indecent [I translate aischropois, term by which especially fellatio is designated, as "obscene,
indecent"]. As far as women are concerned, if they are born in this situation, they live an
indecorous and undignified life or they take pleasure in sexual relationships with obscene
and indecent men [Cf. Ptolemy, quadr. 4,5: «But if the aforesaid aspects chance not to be
composed of signs of the same gender, but are in feminine places, thus they produce depraved
individuals, ready in every way for both active and passive participation, and in some formations
utterly obscene, as for instance in the forward and hinder parts of Aries, the Hyades, and the Pitcher,
and the hind parts of Leo, and the face of Capricorn. But if the configuration is angular, on the first
two angles, the eastern and mid-heaven, they make a complete display of their abnormalities and
bring them forward even in the public places; on the last two, that is, the werstern and northern, they
produce spades and eunuchs or sterile women and those without passages; if Mars is present, men
who have lost their genitals, or the so-called tribades». With regard to the urn of Aquarius, kálpis, cf.
the Latin version of the text by 'Al" ibn Ridwän: "Sunt quidem he figure principia leonis et arietis,
necnon quod grece littere l vocatur, et hec est eius forma l cuius una stellarum aldebaran appellatur;
est etiam illud quod grece vocatur calcas et est finis leonis, facies quoque capricorni inter easdem
figuras numeratur". In this text calcas et est finis leonis do not denote the same asterism, but two
distinct asterisms.]. Therefore, since the minds of these men and women are troubled and
disturbed by unalterable, immutable motion of the stars they commit sins in their affairs and
sexual relationships because of impetus and outburst of desire and lust and they treat
themselves in all the ways, often unpleasantly, roughly and without respect and they often
practise pleasures against nature. Then, if the star of Venus is in one of these enigmatic
signs; Aries, Taurus, Leo and Capricornus, and it is watched by Mars or by Saturn when it is
in the limbs or in the places of the signs that, as we explained before, excite and provoke
passions, a person who is born in this situation is overwhelmed by the filthiest, the most
shameless and indecent transports.
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Whether it happens in a manifest, evident way or in a hidden one, is indicated by the rising
or the occultation of the same stars that produce and cause affections and disorders of such a
kind, I mean Venus and Mars or Venus and Saturn, especially when they are configured in
an adverse, contrary way, by means of a quadrature or a diameter (opposition) or when one
of them rises or culminates: in that case, in truth, the natives will reveal their passions in a
public, generally-known, notorious way. Just as practising pleasures against nature can not
subsist if the desire of passion and ineluctability of the destiny [Cf. Liber Hermetis (Gundel
96,20): "Oportet autem eos prius passionis desiderium adimplere necessitate fati".] do not come
true and are fulfilled before, in the same way the sordid perception of the pleasure of desires
makes some people subject to complications, to deceits and frauds, losses, enmities and
hostilities, sentences and punishments, if the star of Jupiter does not keep away a part of
harms and misfortunes testifying the star of Venus in some way.
If, on the contrary they are occulted by the Sun or occidental [ hypò krypsin toû hêlíou dytikoì
óntes. The term Dytikoì means occidental (western) according to the Ptolemaic acceptation of this
words that is occidental (western) with reference to the Sun. The same remark refers to the previous
oriental (eastern), anatoliko', term which means oriental (eastern) with reference to the Sun cf.
Bezza, 124ss.] especially the star of Venus, lewd and immodest actions are done secretly or
under someone's protection and they remain unsuspected or arouse disbelief in people who
get to know about it; they indicate, however, that women are 'tribades'(they practise
unnatural vice with themselves or with other women) and they give themselves obscenely to
men; and in truth, since these women are blinded by passion, their intellect is overwhelmed
by desires and there is a uncontrollable lust inside them which makes their cravings boil and
gives free play to their lecherousness. It is possible to understand and recognise such a force
by means of the configuration of the stars and the relations between them. In fact, if Mars
and Venus are matutine (morning) and are watched by malefic stars, they make people who
are born in this situation vile, base and despicable as well as people who make ignominious,
disgraceful things openly and impudently; these people often do not limit themselves to
lustful and libidinous acts and sexual intercourse with men and women, but also with
animals, quadrupeds or in a different way. If Venus is in the subterranean angle(the cardine
under the earth) or in the occidens (the western angle) and it is watched by Mars or by
Saturn or Mars itself is in setting degrees, especially in servile signs,as we have said before,
they make the men effeminate, unmanly, flabby and not virile at all, the make the natives
eunuchs, castrated men or people whose ducts are obstructed [Kroll: apokópous ; in the text:
akópous.] or sterile people or they who abstain from venereal and sensual pleasures owing to
a religious vow or because of superstitious fears and people who behave reprehensibly and
blameworthy in lovemaking and in their sexual relationships.
On the degrees that produce and cause illnesses or else on the places that afflict the sight.
Many of our predecessors stated that the malefic stars, when they are opposite to the
luminaries or in quadrature(square)to them or when they conjoin the luminaries(are conjunct
to them) in degrees or in the signs which rise later, they harm the sight. This happens
especially if in a nocturnal geniture Saturn watches the waning Moon in the abovementioned way or when Mars in a diurnal nativity is configured to the waxing Moon in such
a way, both by corporal union and by opposition as well as by quadrature and also when
while the malefic stars are angular the luminaries rise after them. Saturn will dim and darken
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the sight and make it cloudy by means of dampness or cataract or by cold, Mars by hits,
blows, knocks etc. or wounds or by a sword, a dagger or by means of fire and it also causes
blinding by means of burning, red-hot fluxes and if it is configured with Mercury and it
watches the Sun or the Moon in the aforesaid way, it means that this event will take place in
palestras, gymnasiums, on training grounds, during athletic exercises, during ambushes or as
victims of a trap . [Cf. Ptolemy, quadr. III, 13: «And whenever Mars or Saturn moves toward the
moon, when it is angular and waning and they are rising, or again when they ascend before the sun,
being themselves angular. But if they are in the aspect with both the luminaries at once, either in the
same sign or in opposition, as we said, morning stars with respect to the sun, and evening stars to the
moon, they will affect both eyes; for Mars brings about blindness from a blow, a thrust, iron, or
burning; when he has Mercury in aspect, in palaestras and gymnasiums or by felonious attack. Saturn
causes it by suffusion, cold, glaucoma, and the like».]
Moreover, some of the ancients added certain remarks and comments that we confirm. In
some places, among the limbs of the signs, there are nebulas, dense nebulosity, a multitude
of small stars and thick, cloudy air almost dark, just as they appear to us as we observe them.
When the Moon is in the node and especially when its light is waning or when it rises at the
horoscope by these places and also when the Sun is in a similar position near these places,
they damage and injure the eyes and they dim and darken the sight, even though there is not
any testimony of the malevolent stars. These places are: the nubecula of Cancer, which is
between the 11th and the 14th degree, the Pleiades of Taurus, from the 4th to the 6th degree,
the arrow of Sagittarius, at about the seventh degree of Sagittarius, the nebulosa(nebula-star
cluster)which is near the eye of Sagittarius that lies in the 28th degree of this sign, Scorpio's
sting which is in the 30th degree of this sign, Leo's braids, the austral (southern) one at the
27th degree, the boreal (northern) one at the 30th degree of Virgo, the urn of Aquarius from
the 17th to the 18th degree and the spine of Capricorn from the 25th to the 28th degree [Cf.
Ptolemy, ibidem: «For blindness in one eye is brought about when the moon by itsel is upon the
aforesaid angles, or is in conjunction, or is full, and when it is in another aspect that bears a relation
to the sun, but applies to one of the star clusters in the zodiac, as for example to the cluster in Cancer,
and to the Pleiades of Taurus, to the arrow point of Sagittarius, to the sing of Scorpio, to the parts of
Leo around the Coma Berenices, or to the pitcher of Aquarius».]. If Saturn or Mars watch the
Moon or the Sun that are in these places or even if one of them is in the degrees we have
mentioned and it is angular and it moves towards the luminaries, especially if it in the place
of setting or in the horoscope, the eyes of the person who is born in this situation will be
damaged forever, if Jupiter or Venus do not observe the stars that produce the cause or the
places or the decans, which we have expounded in the table and which are also included in
the book by Hermes, in which many things concerning the iatromathematics are noted down.
In fact, the malefic stars, placed in certain decans, send diseases, illnesses and infirmities
peculiar to them and in those parts of the body which each decan rules, especially if in the
nocturnal nativities Saturn rules over the place of the birth of illnesses and if Mars does the
same in the diurnal nativities: in this way infirmities and illnesses reveal themselves and
show their symptoms and the diseases become difficult to be treated and cured.
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If the stars that send the diseases are towered above, dominated or irradiated by
beneficent(benefic)stars, I mean Jupiter, Venus or Mercury, the diseases are curable and
they are not stubborn or obstinate, but medium and easy to lighten and to be alleviated and
sometimes they can be removed, especially if when one of the benefic stars is eastern, it
watches the places that produce the cause. In particular, the star of Jupiter usually hides the
infirmities and illnesses and relieves and alleviates the diseases thanks to richness or to
human succour and assistance. If the star of Mercury observes the decans or the places we
have mentioned in any way together with Jupiter, the illnesses and pains are removed or
mitigated and alleviated owing to the doctors' succour and assistance and due to the
suitability of medicines. If the star of Venus observes the causative places when it is
morning, it works things in such a way that the infirmities and illnesses do not deform the
body and it cures the diseases by means of divine intervention or oracular answers or thanks
to amulets or expiatory sacrifice or by means of some vows or prayers. Finally, if only the
star of Mercury watches the malevolent (malefic) star, which does not assent and yield to its
own faction and is placed in a good position, it brings some help and succour to these
diseases or even earnings or profit by virtue of these infirmities and illnesses [Cf. Ptolemy,
ibid.: «Since this is the case, if no beneficent planet bears an aspect to the maleficient ones which
furnish the cause, or to the luminaries on the centres, the injuries and diseases will be incurable and
painful; so also if they bear an aspect but the maleficient planets are in power and overcome them.
But if the beneficient planets are themselves in the authorative positions and overcome the
maleficient planets that bear the responsibility for the evil, the the injuries are not disfiguring and do
not entail reproach and the diseases are moderate and yield to treatment, and sometimes they may be
easily cured, if the beneficent planets are rising. For Jupiter generally causes the injuries to be
concealed by human aid through riches or honours, and the diseases to be mitigated; and in company
with Mercury he brings this about by drugs and aid of good physicians. And Venus contrives that
through pronouncements of the gods and oraclkes the blemishes shall be, i a way, comely and
attractive, and that the diseases shall be readily moderated by divine healing; if however Saturn is by,
the healing will be accompanied by exhibition and confession of the disease, and such like, but if
Mercury is joined with her it will be with the accrual of use and gain, through the injuries and
diseases themselves, to those that have them».]
In particular, if some signs and unwandering stars are in the degree of the place of gods or in
the degree of the subterranean angle as well as when they rise at the horoscope, they render
great assistance and help to a person who is born owing to a divine apparition or by means
of dreams. Therefore, this help arrives when we see that Scorpio is placed in this position,
especially the 27th degree wherein there is the bright star of Ophiuchus which cures the
natives owing to an apparition or to the virtue of Asclepius or Serapides or owing to
suitability and skill of excellent doctors [arístôn Rhet. adds.].Then, Spica set in Virgo at the
29th degree, heals owing to the apparition of mother of gods or of Core or of Aphrodite or of
Igaeas [This one is the lection by Rhet. which is more complete and correct. The test says: dià
Mêtròs theôn ê Kórês ê Aphrodítês hyghéias apoteléi.]. If the bright star set in the head of the
preceding twin, which is in the 26th degree of Gemini, is, as we have said, seven degrees
before [prò z moirôn. This condition is not included neither in EP nor in Rhet. Cumont
believes that it has to be understood as: entòs heptà moirôn apò toû tópou. However, we can
not exclude that the original forma of this condition was expressed this way: prò ê metà
heptà hêmerôn, by analogy with the apparition and the occultation (eclipse) of a star, cf.
Abenragel 33r; CCAG II, 190,26, V,3 88,12, VIII,1 240,10 (Rhetorius), VIII,4 208,13
(Rhetorius), Paulus Al. 76,3; Doroteus 1,27,24; 3,1,6.] the place of gods or the subterranean
- 139 Jyotisha Bharati
Bharatitya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai.
Prof. Anthony Writer
THE USE OF FIXED STARS IN ASTROLOGY
angle or it rises at the horoscope, it brings the help of Hermes Telesforos or of Apollo. If we
see that the bright star set in the head of the following twin, which is at the 29th degree of
Gemini, is in the above-explained position, it brings the help and the apparition of Heracles,
especially in the nocturnal genitures while in the diurnal it brings the aid and apparition [We
find this specification only in EP.]of the Dioscuri. If the bright star of Canis (the Dog),
which rises together with the 20th degree of Gemini is in the above-mentioned places, it
gives, especially in the nocturnal genitures, the aid or the apparition of Hecate or of Ares
itself or of Hanubis or by means of offerings and oblations or fire or blood or expiatory
sacrifices. When the stars set in the horns of Capricorn, the Kids and the Goat, are in the
above-mentioned places, they bring support or the apparitions of Pan or of Mercury,
especially when a benefic planet watches the places we have mentioned. When they are in
the places we made mention of all also the planets, in particular those planets which tend to
do good things, bring about apparitions, succour and aid according to their own,
characteristic nature and virtue. In the diurnal nativities Saturn brings about visions which
are proper to it or the visions which come from Pluton and Poseidon and it bears aids thanks
to the counteraction of plants peculiar to it and remedies from other substances. In a
nocturnal geniture, placed in a good position [The text says: kakôs kéimenos; but I correct it in
kalôs following Rhet. and EP.], Saturn brings visions that come from the dead, from the
symptoms . [epistêmôn , Rhet.: episêmasiôn , EP: gynaikôn episêmôn.] or from the fear of gods.
Finally, Mars brings <visions and aids> typical of its nature and disposition, favourable at
night-time, dreadful and frightening, adverse, unfavourable and harmful in the day-time.
[This one is the lection of EP, simile to Rhetorius' lection, in both phoberá, dreadful and frightening,
is included in the qualities of the day.]
(The degrees of the Fixed Stars mentioned above are for the year 379 A.D.)
- 140 Jyotisha Bharati
Bharatitya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai.
Prof. Anthony Writer
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INTERPRETATIONS OF FIXED STARS IN MODERN TIMES
Richard Kiskiel says that the term Fixed Stars was developed thousands of years ago in
order to differentiate between wandering bodies (the Planets) and stars that seem to stay in
the same position. The term fixed is applied due to the fact that these stars are so far away
that they seem not to move from their celestial position. Actually they advance at a rate of
about one minute per year and thusly need more than fifty years to move even a full one
degree. Some ancient teachings professed that these Fixed Stars had an influence of their
own when conjunct (within 9 degres of) a planet Ascendant or Midheaven in your chart.
Their influence was said to have less power when in opposition (across from), a planet etc.
Here we are talking about teachings from about the year 150 A.D., all the qualities that these
stars are said to have seem to be warnings of disaster, which enabled the High Priests to
have power over people and Kings through fear.
Like everything else from the dark ages, we have evolved (somewhat?) and these and other
Astrological terms need to be translated into the New Millenium age. A more psychological
and humanistic reality. The maximum allowable distance from one of your chart points is
only 1 degree in order for it to effect you. An example of this is to take the star Caput Algol
at 25`Taurus 47" which is said to be baddest BADGUY. Some of its Astrological keywords
are "The Evil One" bringer of violence, accidents to throat and neck, strangulation and
beheading. Not too much beheading going on nowadays you say? Here is a milleniatized
example of this stars effect on modern times.
A case study of a child born when Mars was 25`Taurus 10", or conjunct Caput Algol. While
birthing, the umbilical cord was wrapped around the babies neck: todays modern medicine
enabled the doctors to see this beforehand and by making the proper incision allowed this
child to be born healthy and unharmed. In Ancient times this baby would have died of
strangulation. So, the meanings given here have been unadulterated for the sake of handing
down the wisdom of the past untouched.
He has given a list of important fixed stars with toned down meanings as appropriate for
todays slightly less malevolent earth.
- 141 Jyotisha Bharati
Bharatitya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai.
Prof. Anthony Writer
THE USE OF FIXED STARS IN ASTROLOGY
Fixed Stars
Their modified interpretations
Difda 2`Aires11"
Alpheratz 13`Aires55"
Mirach 0`Taurus01"
Hamal" 7`Taurus16"
Almach13`Taurus50"
CaputAlgol`25Taurus47
Energy, self destruction, nervousness "
Grace, popularity, independence, honors,
Good fortune through marriage, beauty, love talent
Violence, cruelty, brutality. Also the "Healer"
Success in Venusian occupations, artistic abilty
Strangulation, beheading, danger to throat and
neck, violence the "Evil One"
Accidents, blindness, violence 29`Taurus36".
Eloquence, courage, war mongering, gitation
Technical and artistic abilty, inventiveness, humor
Loquaciousness, accidents, sudden dishonor
Inquisitiveness, open mindedness, powerful friends
Social aspirations, charm, culture
Acute sensitivity, imagination, injuries to feet
Ambition, pride, emotionality, wealth, fame 1
Sudden fame or loss, distinction, keen mind al
Contemplative
speculation,
audacity
the
"HeartlessJudge”
Violence, sudden success then disaster, politics
Nobility, ambition, alertness, sudden downfall
Criticism, perseverance, control, lack of imagination
Wealth, fame, honor glamour, the "Lucky One"
Inspiration, fame, honor, benefits through travel
Interest in Astrology and spirituality, the
metaphysical
Brillant mind, the Accursed Degree
Good health, high morals, disillusion through love
Occult and philosophical learnings, self analysis
Antares.....Spirit of adventure, obstinacy, injuries
to eyes
Luck in politics, generosity, practicality
Sudden but ephemeral fortune, impulsiveness
Congenial birth defects, faith, "Star of Alchemy"
Sudden sucess in public office, religious benefits
Violence, honors and riches, "Star of Sorrow"
Imprisonment, murder, suicide, drowning
Pleadies 29`Taurus36".
Aldebaran 9`Gemini24"
Rigel 16`Gemini26
Bellatrix 20`Gemini53
Capella 21`Gemini28"
Betelgeuze28`Gemini22"......
Alphena 8`Cancer43
Sirus 13`Cancer42
Castor 19`Cancer51"
Pollux 22Cancer50"
Procyon 25`Cancer24"
Regulus 29`Leo 26
Denebola 21`Virgo14"....
Spica 23`Libra27"
Arcturus 23Libra50"
Acrux 11`Scorpio29
North Scale 18`Scorpio59
Agena 23`Scorpio24"
Bungula 29Scorpio03"
Antares 9`Sagittarius22
Vega 14`Capricorn56".
Altair 1`Aquarius23"
Formalhaut 3`Pisces28"
Achernar 14`Pisces54
Markab 23`Pisces06"......
Scheat 28`Pisces29".
Remarks
Neutral
Lucky
Lucky
Unlucky
Lucky
Unlucky
Unlucky
Neutral
Lucky
Unlucky
Lucky
Lucky
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Unlucky
Neutral
Neutral
Very Lucky
Very Lucky
Occult
Unlucky
Lucky
Lucky
Unlucky
Lucky
Neutral
Neutral
Lucky
Neutral
Unlucky
- 142 Jyotisha Bharati
Bharatitya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai.
Prof. Anthony Writer
THE USE OF FIXED STARS IN ASTROLOGY
PART II
“All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances.”
- William Shakespeare
FIXED STARS USED IN 12 SIGNS
The Fixed Stars In Aries
Fixed Star
Long.
1900
Long.
2000
Mag.
Planetary
Nature
Case
Study No.
Page
No.
Remarks
ALGENIB
07
A46
09A 09
2.9
S
12
A55
14
A 18
2.2
V T
NODUS II
15
A51
17
A 10
3.2
W
BATEN
KAITOS
20
A33
21
A57
3.9
W
ACAMAR
21
A52
23
A 16
3.4
V
KURDAH
22
24
A 13
26 A 49
4.6
Elizabeth Taylor
Dr. Jayantrao Narlikar
His Excellency APJ Kalam
Thomas Alva Edison
Richard
Ms. Sunita Joshi
Elizabeth Taylor
Neil Armstrong
Thde Master Cutter
Gurudev Rabindrnath Tagore
Charlie Chaplin
Richard
Ms. Sunita Joshi
Spica
Thomas Alva Edison
Mr. Mac
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
Spica
Princess Diana
3.7
W V
W V
195
293
179
204
268
287
198
231
281
165
210
268
296
300
205
255
286
300
235
AL PHERG
A50
25 A25
6
19
4
7
15
20
6
10
17
2
8
16
21
22
8
13
18
21
11
ALPHERATZ
VERTEX
26
A28
27
A 51
4.8
U R
3
15
3
5
18
173
268
173
188
289
ALRISHA
27
A59
29
A 23
3.9
U S
MIRACH
29
A01
00
B 24
2.
T
8
18
9
213
289
219
Adolf Hitler
Richard
Adolf Hitler
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
Charlie Chaplin
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
U
- 143 Jyotisha Bharati
Bharatitya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai.
Prof. Anthony Writer
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M
THE FIXED STARS IN TAURUS
Fixed Star
Long.
1900
MIRACH
29 A01
00
MIRA
00
B 07
01
TYL
01
02
HAMAL
B 21
01 B 47
02 B 34
06 B 16
SCHEDIR
06
ADHIL
06
KAFFALJIDHMA
B 24
B 28
07B21
08 B 02
ACHIRD
08
10
ALMACH
B 50
12 B 26
12 B 50
MENKAR
12
B 55
14
RUCHA
16
17
ZAURAK
B 32
19 B 28
22 B 28
CAPULUS
22
B 48
SEGIN
23
ALGOL
MESARTHIM
SHERATAN
AZHA
Long.
2000
Mag.
Planetary
Nature
B 24
B 31
2.4
T
U
B 42
03 B 11
03 B 58
07 B 40
4.0
07
B 47
B 52
08B45
09 B 26
2.5
07
5.0
VAR
4.8
2.7
2.2
4.0
3.6
W
W U
W U
U W
U W
W
T
W
W
T
T
B 15
13 B 50
14 B 14
3.6
2.3
W
W
T
B 19
2.8
W
B 56
20 B 52
23 B 52
2.8
3.2
W
W
W
24
B 12
4.4
U S
B 22
24
B 46
3.4
W
24
B 46
26
B 10
VAR
W V
MISAM
26
B 18
27
B 41
4.0
V
MIRAM
27
B 19
B 01
28 B 02
28 B 02
28 B 17
28
28
B 42
B 25
29 B 26
29 B 26
29 B 41
3.9
ELECTRA
29
3.8
V W
R U
W
R U
R U
ZIBAL
RANA
BEID
CELAENO
MAIA
4.9
3.7
4.1
5.4
4.0
T
T
W
Case
Study
No.
Pag
e
No.
Remarks
2
3
10
6
169
174
229
195
Rabindranath Tagore
Adolf Hitler
Neil Armstrong
Elizabeth Taylor
3
174
Adolf Hitler
5
189
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
5
7
190
203
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison
7
203
7
203
Thomas Alva Edison
9
222
Pablo R. Picasso
8
12
8
210
248
210
Charlie Chaplin
Albert Einstein
Charlie Chaplin
4
180
His Excellency APJ Kalam
4
8
19
4
8
19
11
180
214
293
180
214
293
237
His Excellency APJ Kalam
Charlie Chaplin
Dr. Jayantrao Narlikar
His Excellency APJ Kalam
Charlie Chaplin
Dr. Jayantrao Narlikar
Princess Diana
20
297
Ms. Sunita Joshi
2
13
18
2
9
2
9
11
12
13
15
16
5
16
20
167
258
288
169
222
470
222
237
248
256
267
274
188
274
298
16
274
Rabindranath Tagore
Mr. Mac
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
Rabindranth Tagore
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Rabindranath TagorePablo
Ruiz Picasso
Princess Diana
Albert Einstein
Mr. Mac
Richard
The Mighty One
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
The Mighty One
Ms. Sunita Joshi
The Mighty One
20
298
Ms. Sunita Joshi
9
222
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
9
6
222
188
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
- 144 Jyotisha Bharati
Bharatitya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai.
Prof. Anthony Writer
THE USE OF FIXED STARS IN ASTROLOGY
THE FIXED STARS IN GEMINI
Fixed Star
Long.
1900
00 C 41
Long.
2000
02 C 05
Mag.
Planetary
Nature
1.9
VW
PRIMA
HYADUM
HYADUM II
04 C 24
05 C 48
3.9
W S
05 C 28
06 C 52
3.9
WS
AIN
07 C 19
08 C 28
3.6
SU
ALDEBARAN
08 C 23
09 C 47
1.1
U
TABIT
10
C 31
11
C 55
3.3
VW
CURSA
13
C 53
15
C 17
2.9
W
HASSELEH
15 C 15
15 C 26
16 C 38
16 C 50
2.9
SU
RIGEL
0.3
VS
HOEDUS I
17
VAR
US
NIHAL
18C17
19 C 33
19C40
20 C 57
3.0
BELLATRIX
W S
US
ARNEB
19
C 59
20 C 28
21
CAPELLA
PHACT
20
C 46
21 C 00
21 C 11
21 C 35
21 C 36
22 C 04
22
MIRFAK
MINTAKA
EL NATH
ENSIS
HATSYA
ALNILAM
(Cingula Orionis)
MEISSA (Heka)
C 14
18
C 38
1.7
C 23
21 C 51
2.7
C 10
22 C 24
22 C 35
22 C 59
23 C 00
23 C 28
2.8
0.2
2.5
1.8
4.0
2.9
1.8
W S
US
T S
W S
US
UR
VW
VW
26
C 42
C 24
3.7
25
C 19
C 00
23
SAIPH
2.2
VW
UW
WAZIN
25
C 01
26
C 25
3.2
TS
POLARIS
27
C 10
28
C 34
2.1
WT
BETELGEUSE
27
C 21
28
C 45
VAR
US
22
Case
Study
1
3
3
8
6
9
7
8
6
7
8
14
18
2
16
20
22
22
Page
No.
160
175
175
214
204
220
205
212
195
205
212
262
288
169
277
297
303
303
Remarks
Lata Mangeskar
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Charlie Chaplin
Elizabeth Taylor
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Thomas Alva Edison
Charlie Chaplin
Elizabeth Taylor
Thomas Alva Edison
Charlie Chaplin
Mr. Determination
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
Rabindranath Tagore
The Mighty One
Ms. Sunita Joshi
A Computer Scientist
A Computer Scientist
1
6
10
17
19
22
5
11
20
5
162
199
230
282
293
303
187
235
298
188
Lata Mangeskar
Elizabeth Taylore
Neil Armstrong
The Master Cutter
Dr. Jayantrao Narlikar
A Computer Scientist
Sachin Tendulkar
Princess Diana
Ms. Sunita Joshi
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
2
18
2
168
288
168
Rabindranath Tagore
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
Rabindranath Tagore
2
20
21
21
168
298
301
Rabindranath Tagore
Ms. Sunita Joshi
Spica
301
Spica
21
301
Spica
18
288
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
18
288
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
2
18
18
168
288
288
Rabindranath Tagore
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
5
13
5
13
5
12
1
5
16
186
254
187
253
187
247
161
187
274
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Mr. Mac
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Mr. Mac
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Albert Einstin
Lata Mangeskar
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
The Mighty One
- 145 Jyotisha Bharati
Bharatitya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai.
Prof. Anthony Writer
THE USE OF FIXED STARS IN ASTROLOGY
THE FIXED STARS IN CANCER
Fixed Star
Long.
1900
PROPUS
(Tejat)
TEJAT
POSTERIOR
(Dirah)
ALHENA
02
D 02
03
03
D 54
07
MEBSUTA
08
ALZIRR
09
Long.
2000
Mag.
Planetary
Nature
D26
VAR
W
05
D18
3.2
D 42
09
D 06
1.9
D 33
09
D 56
3.2
D 13
13 D 48
3.4
DZIBAN
D 49
12 D21
SIRIUS
12
D 42
14
CANOPUS
13
D 35
14
MEKBUDA
13
D 36
18 D 51
14
CASTOR
GOMEISA
20
D 48
22
MUSCIDA
21
D 36
POLLUX
21
PROCYON
ALUDRA
Case
Study
No.
2
Page
No.
Remarks
166
Gurudev Rabindranth Tagore
ST
12
16
245
277
Albert Einstin
The Mighty One
TV
4
20
179
297
His Excellency APJ Kalam Ms.
Sunita Joshi
10
11
22
230
237
304
Neil Armstrong
Princess Diana
A Computer Scientist
6
9
16
6
9
10
15
19
6
8
8
196
223
281
197
223
230
266
293
196
212
213
Elizabeth Taylor
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
The Master Cutter
Elizabeth Taylor
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Neil Armstromg
Richard
Dr. Jayantrao Narlikar
Elizabeth Taylor
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
1
10
12
18
21
1
13
18
4
13
18
21
18
19
5
16
162
231
246
286
300
161
255
287
181
255
287
301
290
293
188
274
Lata Mangeskar
Neil Armstrong
Albert Einstin
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
Spica, the lucky girl
Lata Mangeskar
Mr. Mac
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
His Excellency APJ Kalam
Mr. Mac
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
Spica
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
Dr. Jayantrao Narlikar
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
The Mighty One
4.9
ST
WU
D 05
-1.4
VU
D 58
-0.9
WV
VAR
1.6
W
S
D 12
3.1
SU
23
D 00
3.5
U
D 50
23
D 13
1.2
U
24
D 24
25
D 47
0.5
SU
28
D 09
29
D 32
2.4
T
11
D 59
20 D 14
- 146 Jyotisha Bharati
Bharatitya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai.
Prof. Anthony Writer
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THE FIXED STARS IN LEO
Fixed Star
Long.
1900
Long.
2000
Ma
g.
Planetary
Nature
AL TARF
02E52
04E15
3.8
AZMIDISKE
04E39
06E02
3.5
PRAESAEPE
05E57
07E20
3.7
UR
W V
UR
ASELLUS
BOREALIS
ASELLUS
AUSTRAL
GIANSAR
06
07E32
4.7
UQ
08E43
4.2
UQ
10E20
4.1
W U
KOCHAB
11E54
13E19
2.2
W S
ACUBENS
(Sertan)
12E15
13E38
4.3
W U
DUBHE
13E47
15E12
2.0
S T
MERAK
18E02
19E26
2.4
W S
TANIA
BOREALIS
RAS ELASED
AUST
(Algenubi)____
SUBRA
18E00
19E33
2.8
SU
19E18
20E42
3.1
W U
22E51
24E15
3.8
T S
ALFARD
25E53
27E17
2.2
AL JABHAH
26E30
27E 54
3.6
ALGIEBA
28
29E37
2.6
REGULUS
E12
28E 26
29E 50
1.3
W T
W S
W S
VU
PHECDA
29E 04
00F 29
2.5
V T
E09
07E19
08
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Adolf Hitler
22
304
A Computer Scientist
16
19
17
19
16
278
293
282
293
278
The Mighty One
Dr. Jayantrao Narlikar
The Master Cutter
Dr. Jayantrao Narlikar
The Mighty One
9
12
17
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15
3
10
15
3
6
7
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4
13
2
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246
282
228
266
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228
266
175
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203
214
181
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256
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Albert Einstin
The Master Cutter
Neil Armstrong
Richard
Adolf Hitler
Neil Armstrong
Richard
Adolf Hitler
Elizabeth Taylor
Thomas Alva Edison
Charlie Chaplin
His Excellency APJ Kalam
Mr. Mac
Rabindranath Tagore
13
16
17
1
1
8
11
13
256
274
282
160
162
210
238
257
Mr. Mac
The Mighty One
The Master Cutter
Lata Mangeskar
Lata Mangeskar
Charlie Chaplin
Princess Diana
Mr. Mac
16
273
The Mighty One
16
275
The Mighty One
5
11
16
16
190
238
275
277
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Princess Diana
The Mighty One
The Mighty One
Case
Study
No.
3
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Prof. Anthony Writer
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THE FIXED STARS IN VIRGO
Planetry
Nature
Case
Study
No.
11
Page
No.
Remarks
238
Princess Diana
3.8
U
10
11
22
11
230
246
304
238
Neil Armstrong
Albert Einstin
A Computer Scientist
Princess Diana
6
8
16
4
17
18
198
214
277
181
282
289
Elizabeth Taylor
Charlie Chaplin
The Mighty One
His Excellency APJ Kalam
The Master Cutter
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
7
20
9
15
9
15
9
17
18
19
18
204
298
222
269
222
269
222
283
288
297
288
Thomas Alva Edison
Ms. Sunita Joshi
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Richard
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Richard
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
The Master Cutter
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
Ms. Sunita Joshi
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
10
230
Neil Armstrong
38
16
8
13
8
13
5
9
20
213
274
213
258
213
257
186
219
298
Charlie Chaplin
The Mighty One
Charlie Chaplin
Mr. Mac
Fixed Star
Long.
1900
Long.
2000
Mag.
PRAECIPUA
29
E 28
02 F 15
00
F53
03 F40
3.9
EL
KOPHRAH
ALULA
BOREALE
THUBAN
05
F 15
06
F39
3.7
WT
06
F 02
07
F27
3.6
WU
ALIOTH
07
F 31
08
F56
1.7
WT
ALSUHAIL
09
F 49
11
F11
2.2
WV
COXA
12
F 02
13
F25
3.4
W T
MIZAR
14
F 17
15
F42
2.4
W T
ALCOR
14
F 27
15
F52
4.0
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ASTERION
16
F 20
17
F42
4.3
W T
ALKES
22
F 19
F 43
25 F 18
23
23
F41
F08
26 F41
4.2
COPULA
25
8.1
3.8
T S
R T
T S
LABRUM
ALKAID
(Benetnash)
ZAVIJAVA
25
F 31
26
F56
1.9
R S
25
F 45
27
F10
3.8
S U
MARKEB
27
F 31
28
F54
2.6
W V
Charlie Chaplin
Mr. Mac
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Ms. Sunita Joshi
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THE FIXED STARS IN LIBRA
Fixed Star
Long.
1900
NODUS I
01
ZANIAH
03
Long.
2000
Mag.
Planetary
Nature
G 23
3.2
W U
G 31
04 G 57
4.0
3.5
Case
Study
No.
16
Page
No.
Remarks
277
The Mighty One
UT
WU
12
247
Albert Einstin
12
247
Albert Einstin
G 51
03
G 08
03 G 31
04
EDASICH
TUREIS
03
G 58
05
G 20
2.2
W V
9
12
219
247
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Albert Einstin
DIADEM
07
G 34
08
G 57
4.3
WS
VINDEMIATRIX
08
09
G 56
13 G 27
3.0
WS
UW
162
195
301
308
301
Lata Mangeskar
Elizabeth Taylor
Spica
A Computer Scientist
Spica
ALGORAB
G 33
12 G 04
1
6
21
22
21
KRAZ
15
17
G 22
17 G 40
2.8
His Excelency APJ Kalam
Thomas Alva Edison
The Master Cutter
3.0
UW
SW
180
213
267
SEGINUS
G 58
16 G 16
4
7
17
12
17
247
283
Albert Einstin
The Master Cutter
HEZE
20
G 29
21
G 53
3.4
UT
FORAMEN
20
G 47
22
G 09
VAR
WV
4
8
19
2
3
8
180
213
297
166
176
213
His Excelency APJ Kalam
Charlie Chaplin
Ms. Sunita Joshi
Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore
Adolf Hitler
Charlie Chaplin
SPICA
22
G 27
23
G 50
1.2
TU
1
3
11
13
18
21
22
161
172
235
257
286
300
308
Lata Mangeskar
Adolf Hitler
Princess Diana
Mr. Mac
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
Spica
A Computer Scientist
ARCTURUS
22
G 50
24
G 14
0.2
UV
1
11
13
18
22
161
235
257
286
308
Lata Mangeskar
Princess Diana
Mr. Mac
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
A Computer Scientist
NEKKAR
22
G 50
24
G 15
3.6
SW
1
13
18
161
257
286
Lata Mangeskar
Mr. Mac
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
IZAR
26
G 42
28
G 06
2.7
SW
5
16
187
274
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
The Mighty One
3.1
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Prof. Anthony Writer
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THE FIXED STARS IN SCORPIO
Fixed Star
Long.
1900
Long.
2000
Mag.
Planetary
Nature
Case
Study
Page
No.
Remarks
MIAPLACIDUS
00H37
01H58
1.8
WV
4
9
10
181
219
228
His Excellency APJ Kalam
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Neil Armstrong
PRINCEPS
01H45
03H09
3.5
SW
10
13
228
258
Neil Armstrong
Mr. Mac
ALKALUROPS
01H47
03H11
4.5
SW
10
13
228
258
Neil Armstrong
Mr. Mac
SYRMA
02H24
03H48
4.2
SU
6
9
197
220
Elizabeth Taylor
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
KHAMBALIA
05 H33
06H57
4.6
SU
13
257
Mr. Mac
NUSAKAN
07 H43
09H07
3.7
TS
7
8
11
203
210
238
Thomas Alva Edison
Charlie Chaplin
Princess Diana
MIMOSA
10 H16
11H39
1.5
TV
8
18
22
213
289
309
Charlie Chaplin
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
A Computer Scientist
ACRUX
10 H19
11H52
1.6
V
8
18
22
213
289
307
Charlie Chaplin
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
A Computer Scientist
ALPHECCA
10 H53
12H18
2.3
TS
18
22
289
307
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
A Computer Scientist
MENKENT
10 H55
12H18
2.3
TS
18
22
289
307
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
A Computer Scientist
ZUBENELGENUBI BI
(South Scale)
13 H41
15H05
2.9
6
197
Elizabeth Taylor
ZUBEN HAKRABI
(North Scale)
17 H22
18H46
5.3
20
297
Ms. Sunita Joshi
ZUBEN ELSCHEMALI
17 H59
19H22
2.7
17
282
The Master Cutter
UNUKALHAI
20 H40
22H05
2.8
WU
4
6
11
12
15
182
197
238
247
266
His Excellency APJ Kalam
Elizabeth Taylor
Princess Diana
Albert Eintein
Richard
AGENA
22 H24
23H48
0.9
T V
18
287
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
TOLIMAN
(Bungula)
28 H13
2 H 29
0.1
TV
13
16
258
273
Mr. Mac
The Mighty One
VS
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Bharatitya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai.
Prof. Anthony Writer
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THE FIXED STARS IN SAGITTARUS
Fixed Star
Long.
1900
Long.
2000
Mag.
Planetary
Nature
Case
Study
Page
No.
KORNEPHOROS
29H42
01I05
2.8
S
22
308
A Computer Scientist
YED PRIOR
00
3.0
WT
1
14
160
261
Lata Mangeskar
Mr. Determination
JABBAH
03I15
04I39
4.3
SU
11
236
Princess Diana
MARFIK
04
05I36
3.8
WT
9
220
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
HAN
07I50
09I14
2.7
WT
8
211
Charlie Chaplin
ANTARES
08I22
09I46
1.2
U V
6
8
9
10
14
194
211
221
229
261
Elizabeth Taylor
Charlie Chaplin
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Neil Armstrong
Mr. Determination
ALWAID
Rastaban
10I34
11I58
3.0
WU
4
14
181
235
His Excelency APJ Kalam
Mr. Determination
RAS ALGETHI
14I15
16I09
VAR
W
12
20
22
246
297
304
Albert Einstin
Ms. Sunita Joshi
A Computer Scientist
GRAFIAS
15
3.8
WT
17
282
The Master Cutter
SABIK
16I34
17I58
2.6
WT
4
11
181
235
His Excelency APJ Kalam
Princess Diana
MAASYM
18I30
19I54
4.5
S
15
266
Richard
ATRIA
19I30
20I54
1.9
S
21
301
Spica
RAS ALHAGUE
21
I03
22
I27
2.1
WT
18
286
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
LESATH
22
I37
24
I01
2.8
SU
18
22
287
308
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
A Computer Scientist
SHAULA
23
I11
24
I35
1.7
SU
22
308
A Computer Scientist
GRUMIUM
23
I21
24I45
3.9
WU
22
308
A Computer Scientist
ACULEUS
24
I20
25I44
5.3
UR
13
21
254
301
Mr. Mac
Spica
ETAMIN
(Rastaban)
26
I35
27I 58
2.4
UR
10
230
Neil Armstrong
ACUMEN
27
I21
28I45
3.2
UR
1
5
16
161
186
274
Lata Mangeshkar
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
The Mighty One
I 54
I12
I51
02
17
I18
I14
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Prof. Anthony Writer
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THE FIXED STARS IN CAPRICORN
Fixed Star
Long.
1900
Long.
2000
Mag.
POLIS
01J49
03J13
VAR
KAUS
MEDIUS
03
Case
Study
No.
Page
No.
Remarks
7
205
Thomas Alva Edison
04J35
2.8
SU
2
168
Rabindranath Tagore
FACIES
06J54
08J18
5.9
QU
3
4
7
10
20
174
179
204
231
296
Adolf Hitler
His Excellency APJ Kalam
Thomas Alva Edison
Neil Armstrong
Ms. Sunita Joshi
NUNKI.
(Pelagus)
10J59
12J23
2.1
V
5
17
190
281
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
The Master Cutter
ASCELLA
12J15
13J38
2.7
VS
10
228
Neil Armstrong
MANUBRIUM
13J36
15J00
3.9
QU
8
211
Charlie Chaplin
VEGA
13J55
15J19
0.1
TS
6
8
15
17
196
211
266
281
Elizabeth Taylor
Charlie Chaplin
Richard
The Master Cutter
ARKAB
PRIOR
14J23
15J47
4.2
VW
21
301
Spica
SHEKIAH
17J30
18J56
2.8
SU
2
12
169
246
Rabindranath Tagore
Albert Einstein
DHENEB
18J24
19J48
3.0
UV
5
189
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
SULAPHAT
20J32
21J55
3.3
TS
1
6
12
13
18
21
161
198
246
256
286
300
Lata Mangeskar
Elizabeth Taylor
Albert Einstin
Mr. Mac
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
Spica
TARAZED
29J33
00K56
2.8
UV
11
236
Princess Diana
SHAM
29J41
01K04
4.4
UT
11
236
Princess Diana
ALBIREO
29J52
01K15
3.2
TS
11
236
Princess Diana
J11
Planetary
Nature
- 152 Jyotisha Bharati
Bharatitya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai.
Prof. Anthony Writer
THE USE OF FIXED STARS IN ASTROLOGY
THE FIXED STARS IN AQUARIUS
Fixed Star
Long.
1900
Long.
2000
Mag.
Planetary
Nature
Case
Study
No.
Page
No.
Remarks
TARAZED
29J33
00K56
2.8
UV
11
236
Princess Diana
SHAM
29J41
01K04
4.4
UT
11
236
Princess Diana
ALBIREO
29J52
01K15
3.2
TS
11
236
Princess Diana
ALTAIR
00K22
01K47
0.9
UV
6
11
198
236
Elizabeth Taylor
Princess Diana
GIEDI
PRIMA
02K22
03K46
4.6
UT
3
172
Adolf Hitler
GIEDI
SECUNDA
02K28
03K51
3.8
UT
3
172
Adolf Hitler
DABIH
02K39
04K03
3.2
WT
3
173
Adolf Hitler
BOS
03K46
05K10
5.0
WT
11
12
22
238
248
307
Princess Diana
Albert Einstein
A Computer Scientist
ARMUS
11K21
12K44
4.9
US
10
15
20
229
265
296
Neil Armstrong
Richard
Ms. Sunita Joshi
DORSUM
12K27
13K51
4.2
W V
11
229
Neil Armstrong
ALNAIR
14K30
15K54
2.2
7
22
203
307
Thomas Alva Edison
A Computer Scientist
CASTRA
18K48
20K12
4.7
WV
1
5
22
164
189
307
Lata Mangeskar
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
A Computer Scientist
NASHIRA
20K23
21K47
3.8
WV
7
205
Thomas Alva Edison
SADALSUUD
22K00
23K24
3.1
WS
18
287
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
DENEB
ALGEDI
22K08
23K33
3.0
WV
18
21
287
301
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
Spica
SADOR
23K28
24K50
2.3
TS
7
8
11
204
210
237
Thomas Alva Edison
Charlie Chaplin
Princess Diana
- 153 Jyotisha Bharati
Bharatitya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai.
Prof. Anthony Writer
THE USE OF FIXED STARS IN ASTROLOGY
THE FIXED STARS IN PISCES
Fixed Star
Long.
1900
Long.
2000
Planetary
Nature
ENIF
00L30
01L53
US
ANCHA
01L52
03L16
UW
SADALMELEK
02LS22
03L46
WS
FOMALHAUT
02L27
03L52
TS
DENEB ADIGE
03L57
05L20
TS
SADALACHBIA
SKAT
05L19
07L29
06L43
08L52
TS
VW
ACHERNAR
HOMAM
SADALBARI
13L53
14L45
23L00
15L19
16L09
24L23
V
US
US
MATAR
24L20
25L43
Q
AZELFAFAGE
26L54
28L17
TS
SCHEAT
27L59
29L22
US
Case
Study
No.
6
9
19
22
7
12
19
22
7
10
12
19
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19
20
22
20
6
17
22
15
12
18
8
12
21
6
9
15
5
9
10
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No.
Remarks
198
220
294
304
205
246
293
304
205
229
246
293
304
293
297
307
297
197
282
307
265
246
287
211
246
301
199
220
268
187
220
230
Elizabeth Taylor
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Dr. Jayantrao Narlikar
A Computer Scientist
Thomas Alva Edison
Albert Einstin
Dr. Jayantrao Narlikar
A Computer Scientist
Thomas Alva Edison
Neil Armstrong
Albert Einstein
Dr. Jayantrao Narlikar
A Computer Scientist
Dr. Jayantrao Narlikar
Ms. Sunita Joshi
A Computer Scientist
Ms. Sunita Joshi
Elizabeth Taylor
The Master Cutter
A Computer Scientist
Richard
Albert Einstin
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
Charlie Chaplin
Albert Einstein
Spica
Elizabeth Taylor
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Richard
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Neil Armstrong
- 154 Jyotisha Bharati
Bharatitya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai.
Prof. Anthony Writer
THE USE OF FIXED STARS IN ASTROLOGY
CASE STUDIES
A few points concerning the case studies are given below :
1. Seeing The natal chart in its totality: It would be impossible to interpret a chart
with the fixed stars in isolation. At the outset it is to be stated that the general rules
of reading a chart should be given the utmost importance, taking into consideration
the elements, signs, houses, placement of planets, aspects, sahams, declinations, etc.
After doing a thorough study, then only application of the rules of the fixed stars
should be attempted.
2. Taking the significators into account: The countless artifacts, socifacts,mentifacts,
etc., which are the creation of man and indictors and stamps of different civilizations,
are signified by the signs of the zodiac, houses and planets. The interpretation of a
natal charts becomes easier by using these significators. These significators have
been used in the case studies of Lata Mangeskar, Neil Armstrong, Albert Einstein
and Rigel.
3. Identifying the fixed stars on the angles, cusps and planets: The Elizabethan
astrologer, William Lilly, identified about fifty fixed stars in his horary delineations.
According to him the Fixed Stars have an influence when in conjunction, opposition,
square or parallel aspect with a planet, or significant point in the horoscope. They are
particularly important when in the Ascendant or Angles at birth, or when near the
Sun or Moon. They also have an effect when directed to the Angles. Cusps and the
Planets and can be activated by major transits.
4. Reinhold Ebertin says: “ practice shows that a star's high latitude does not appear
to matter at all.” From my own experience, I wholeheartedly agree with this claim
because research into events in history of the natives show that the fixed stars
operate by longitude position, whether on the ecliptic or away from it.
5. Use of orbs for the fixed stars: So far as the orbs are concerned, Vivian Robson
gives larger orbs of 5 degrees on either side for 1 magnitude stars but astrologers of
recent times have restricted orbs to 1 degree. There is no hard and fast rule so far as
orbs are concerned and even orbs of 2 ½ degrees could be given to stars of 1
magnitude, moresoever when they fall on angles and the luminaries and the planets.
6. Effects of fixed stars to various angles and cusps: Dr. Randall C. Roffeo, in his
“Introduction to Fixed Stars” says, “interpretations are done for conjunctions of
planets (listed by house rulers), ascendant, midheaven, and other house cusps to over
60 major "fixed" stars and star clusters, all distant suns in their own systems. Called
"fixed" because of their unchanging constellation patterns, against whose backdrop
the planets move, these stars are the brightest stars we see at night. Bright stars
generally not used for interpretation are those over 45 degrees north or south of the
ecliptic path; and in "crowded" areas of the heavens, only the most powerful stars are
selected for interpretation.
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Bharatitya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai.
Prof. Anthony Writer
THE USE OF FIXED STARS IN ASTROLOGY
7. Great Men and the Power of the Subconscious: In one of the bestsellers at the
turn of the twenty first century, “The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, Dr. Joseph
Murphy and Dr. Ian McMahan state the following in Chapter One “The Treasure
House Within You”: “Most of the great scientists, artists, poets, singers, writers and
inventors have had a deep understanding of the workings of the conscious and the
subconscious minds. It was this that gave them the power to accomplish their
goals.” Prayer, is the constant interaction of the conscious and subconscious minds
along with the superconscious linked to the Crown Chakra with infinite petals. As
most of the present case studies are of achievers in various fields, their souls are
advanced. Due to this constant interaction of the different sections of the mind,
which is a storehouse of infinite treasures and miracles, these advanced souls are
linked to the divine and metaphysics. We are told of a famous Egyptiologist who
attempted to read the hieroglyphic carvings. After continuous study to decipher it,
he got the answer in his dream through the interpretations given by a temple priest of
those times. Many metaphysical descriptions of the fixed stars have been mentioned
in the case studies and I feel that they are relevant to these great and advanced
beings.
8. In some case studies, the description of fixed stars is given for academic purpose
and may not be relevant in the true sense.
Many of these stars interpreted here form part of the familiar zodiacal constellations, and
many of them are also our nearest neighbouring star systems, being in most cases less than
one hundred light years away. Interpretation of fixed stars is the key to reconciling the
tropical signs and the precession of the zodiac, thus understanding the relationship of
astrology to the visible sky.The influences of stars correspond to their color, variability,
brightness or magnitude, distance from us, and apparent distance north or south of the
ecliptic path, as well as their traditional constellation myths. Generally, northern stars are
more favorable than southern ones; and most white, blue/white, yellow and some orange
stars are favorable, whereas most red or highly variable stars are considered potentially
difficult. The most powerful stars are those nearest the ecliptic path, and the equator, the
brightest, and those the closest to us. In a horoscope, the rising star (conjunct ascendant) and
the culminating star (conjunct midheaven) are most important, as is any star conjunct the
ascendant ruler.”
The following are the effects of fixed stars when they are conjunct to the angles or various
cusps or their respective rulers:
Fixed Stars Rising Or Conjunct To :
Ascendant And Ascendant Ruler
These stars affect your life, personality, appearance, nature
most strongly of all celestial bodies beyond the planets.
and expression
Second Ouse Cusp Or Ruler
strongly affect your money and possessions.
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Third House Cusp Or Ruler
strongly affect your communication style, messages,
local transportation, siblings and neighbours.
Fourth House Cusp Or Ruler
strongly affect your security issues, home, mother, parents, land, farms and mines, and
ancestrl property.
Fifth House Cusp Or Ruler
strongly affects risk, romance, your lover, eduction, creativity,
your children, luck and entertainment life.
Sixth House Cusp Of Ruler
strongly affects your health, duties, employees, coworkers, and pets.
Seventh House Cusp Of Ruler
strongly affects marriage, partnership, your partner(s) or your opponent(s)
Eight House Cusp Or Ruler
strongly affects loss, debt, inheritance, enemies, punishment, and other's or your partner's
money or possessions. the areas of life associated with this house, and for relationships.
Ninth House Cusp Or Ruler
strongly affects voyages, higher education, religious faith and belief ,publishing, legal
matters, your teacher, judge or lawyer.
Tenth House Cusp Or Ruler
strongly affect your career, reputation, achievement, your employer or overseer, and your
father.
Eleventh House Cusp Or Ruler
strongly affects your ideals and your friends.
Twelfth House Cusp Of Ruler
strongly affects your spiritual life, atonement, institutions,
unknown opponents, and your livestock or large animals.
9. The scope for research is very wide: As the study of the fixed stars is still very
open, further research backed by case studies could be done and a balance
judgement be obtained, which could be of help to the native with the sole view of
suppressing the negative features and concentrating on developing the positive
features and traits, so that the native could evolve to be a being of higher
consciousness and even develop super-consciousness. This attempt could serve the
noble purpose propogated by the early Aryan sages who used astrology as a way of
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life with the sole aim of developing one’s life spiritually in this cosmic journey of
life.
10. Brief biographical sketch of natives: Attempts have been made to give a brief
biographical sketch of all the individuals so that the reader is aware of the native’s
background and will be in a position to correlate interpretations to his/her life.
11. Interpreting the positive traits and action: It is rather easy to see the negative and
degrading effects. As this study is solely aimed to portray “the good life” and to
emphasize “Character is destiny” I have attempted to give only the positive results,
so that readers and students will be motivated to change the lives of the masses by
doing so. If negative qualities or events have been shown, then I feel that such
incidents could be avoided by concentrated efforts and we could become better
persons in the process of evolution in the cosmic journey.
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SECTION A
Celebrated Case Studies
Case
Study
No.
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Name
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Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar
Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore
Adolf Hitler
His Excellency APJ Abdul Kalam
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
Thomas Alva Edison
Charlie Chaplin
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Neil Armstrong
Princess Diana
Albert Einstin
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NO :1
Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar
- the melody queen and nightingale of the world.
“There's music in the sighing of a reed,
There's music in all things, if men had ears,
Their earth is but an echo of the spheres.”
- Lord Byron
Lataji says her father told her mother that she is going to be a miracle since he knew a little
about astrology though he died before she started singing.
Her first Playback was in a Marathi film in 1942 - Kitti Haasal. She acted in films till she
was 15. Even small roles as extras, because she had to support her younger siblings. Her first
song as a playback singer in hindi films was in 1947 - Aapki Sewa Mein. Accordig to Lata
her first major break was in 1948-Majboor (Dil Mera Toda) given by Mst Ghulam Haider
and then started an illustrious career. Then she never looked back. Till today, she has
enchanted the audience at home and abroad and her name has spread far and wide, all over
the world.
Mst Ghulam Haider who launched Lata's illustrious career prophesied "Let me foretell
today that this girl will soon put to shade everyone else including Noor Jehan. Producers &
singers will fall at her feet begging to sing in their films.”
These prophecies have all come true. Apart from hundreds of awards, trophies,etc. right
from 1958, Lataji was honoured with the Bharat Ratna - The Nation's Highest Civilian
Award in 2001.
Significators That Play An Important Part In The Life Of Lata Mangeskar:
As an actress, playback singer and composer in the entertainment industry, the following
significators are important:
Actress
:
Fifth house, Pisces, Aquarius, Neptune, Taurus, Leo, Libra,
ars, the Sun.
Singer and singing
:
Taurus, Venus, Uranus
Mimic
:
Mercury, Venus
Music
:
Taurus, Leo, Libra, 5th house, Venus, Moon and Neptune.
Cultural music
:
Neptune; electronic music:Uranus; martial and rock
music:Mars; religious music –Jupiter; symphony, romantic
music and composing:Venus; rhythm:Moon and Neptune
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In Lataji’s chart the significators of acting, singing, mimic and music Venus and its higher
octave and lord of XIth are trine her ascendant. Further, Moon (in the sign of Leo, a sign
which is also the significator of acting, entertainment and and art) the significator of
Classical music is trine Saturn (in Saggitarus, the sign signifying religion), which gives great
depth to songs. Rahu in Taurus, whose dispositor is Venus (both Taurus and Venus signify
singing, dance, music, etc. is trine the 5th cusp, signifying singing, music and entertainment.
Rahu is also in an intercepted sign of art, singing, music and creativity.
The significators do promise a career in the entertainment industry, especially singing,
acting and composing. In this particular case, Rahu has a very special role to play, as it is in
the natural second house, ruled by Venus (Venus is conjuct to its higher octave, that too in a
sign of method and meticulous craftsmanship). The voice was hidden and could only be
recognized by Mst.. Ghulam Haider, perhaps signifying Rahu, and to expose artistic
qualities to the entertainment industry (Rahu trine 5th house). Rahu is trine 5th cusp and also
Venus and Neptune (though not in the orb of 8 degrees). By using these significators as a
background, it becomes easier to interpret a natal chart with the signs, houses, planets,
aspects, fixed stars, etc.
The Effects Of The Fixed Stars In Her Life:
The Ascendant falls on Mirfak (1^ C 06`) (in the constellation of Ophiuchus, the Serpent
Bearer)of the nature of Jupiter and Saturn, conjunct her ascendant, the native becomes
intelligent, strong, bold and adventurous. Paul Diel states that the serpents entwine around
the staff - symbolizing the Tree of Life - to show egotism tamed and brought under control,
their venom transformed to healing, the corruption of the life force brought back to its
proper channel. Health 'is right proportion, harmonization of desire (the serpents'
symmetrical coils), control of emotional stimuli, the need for spiritualization and
sublimation which not only rule the health of the soul, but determine the health of the body
as well'. Such an interpretation would make the caduceus the especial symbol of
psychosomatic balance.
The Nadir falls on Subra (23^E\15`) of the nature of Jupiter and Saturn, in the constellation
of Omicron Leo, giving strength of mind and spirit and prosperity in trade and voyage
(Robson).
The Descendant falls on Yed Prior (1^ I 19`) of the nature of Saturn and Venus in the
constellation of Delta Ophiucus and of the nature of Saturn and Venus. This constellation
has also been called Aesculapius and held to rule medicines. The native has been connected
to the field of medicine as she has opened a hospital for the common man (VIIth house),
The Culmination falls on Castra (17^ K 57`), of the nature of Sturn and Jupiter, in the
constellation of Epsilon Capriconus and of the nature of Jupiter and Saturn. The
Babylonians kenw of this constellation by the name of Oannes, whose voice too, and
language was articulate and human. He taught them to construct cities, to found temples, to
compile laws and explained to them the principles of geometrical knowledge. He made them
distinguish the seeds of the earth and showed them how to collect the fruits; in short he
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instructed them in everything which could tend to soften manners and humanize their lives.
He also gave them an insight into letters and sciences and arts of every kind.
The Cusps On Fixed Stars:
The IInd cusp falls on Betelguese (27^ C 45`) in the constellation of Alpha Orion. It is a star
giving literary and inventivetalents and fame through writing. Indicates victory,
success,achievement. Betelgeuse makes one brilliant and gives martial honor, power and
wealth according to Robson. It brings success and fame. Lataji’s voice and speech (IInd
cusp) has brought her name, fame, honour and wealth all over the world. Ebertin says that it
gives everlasting fame. Larousse Encyclopedia of Astrology says that it is the harbinger of
wealth. Manilus says that Orion will fashion alert minds and agile bodies, souls prompt to
respond to duty's call, and hearts which press on with unflagging energy in spite of every
trial.
The IIIrd cusp falls on Muscida (20^ D 00`) in the constellation of Omicron Ursa Major and
of the nature of Mars. Those born at the rising of this constellation will be tamers of wild
beasts, that is men to teach bears, bulls and lions to lay aside their fierceness and share in
human ways..
The VIth cusp is conjunct Spica (23^ G 15), Arcturus (24^ G 29.04`) and Nekka (23^ G15`)
Asthe planets Mercury (lord of ascednat, second house and fifth house- denoting the native,
voice, speech, wealth, etc. is in fifth cusp but conjunct the sixth) and mars, conjunt the VIth
cusp and Spica being a star of 1 magnitude, the conjunction could be taken for cusp and the
planet. Spica is the gift to humanity and makes one an artist and singer with lasting
preferment. Sixth cusp is earning or getting wages for services rendered. Lata Mangeskar
started her career and earned money for the services rendered as a singer from the start.
Sixth house also is competition, and she has been fortunate enough all throughout her long
and illustrious career to get past her competitors very easily. Mercury is very well aspected
by Jupiter from the ascendant, thereby increasing her fortune and saving her from thousand
and one evils and dangers. Robson says that with Mercury, Spica gives neat, tidy, clever,
ingenious, favor of clergy and people in authority, gain through investment, responsible
position.
VIIIth cusp falls on Acumen (27^ I 46`) in the constellation of Scorpius and of the nature of
Mars and Moon. Indicating a term for a sharp mind.
IXth cusp falls on Sulaphat (20^ J 56`) (the star of art and artistic ability) falling in the
constellation of Gamma Lyra and of the nature of Venus and Mercury. According to
Ptolemy Lyra (a musical instrument) is like Venus and Mercury. It is said to give an
harmonious, poetical and developed nature, fond of music and apt in science and art.
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The Luminaries on the fixed Stars :
The Sun is on Diadem (6^ G 34`), the star that gives her acting ability and talents.
The Moon falls on Subra (23^ E 15`) in the constellation of Omicron Leo and of the nature
of Venus and Mercury. Hinduism has the lion as the fourth avatar of Vishnu and it
represents Durga as destroyer of demons and is an attribute of Devi. The lion and lioness
together depict the shakta-shakti. Hercules' battle with the Nemean Lion depicts the struggle
to achieve it by overcoming the fiery passions of the heart. Having killed the lion, and
triumphed over uncontrolled emotion, he can then wear the lion's skin which makes him
king. The Lion is symbolic of devouring power and by extension the devourers of time.
Jupiter is on the star of Rigel (15^ C 50`) on the ascendant, which has combination of the
nature of Jupiter and Mars. It is the brightest star in the Constellation Orion”s left toe. Orion
will fashion alert minds and agile bodies, souls prompt to respond to duty's call, and hearts
which press on with unflagging energy in spite of every trial. A son of Orion's will be worth
a multitude and will seem to dwell in every quarter of the city; flying from door to door with
the one word of morning greeting, he will enjoy the friendship of all. The rising position of
Rigel shows early recognition, Rigel brings in knowledge, education and civilization.
Through her melody and art, Lataji has always brought in such waves wherever she set her
foot. Jupiter, on Rigel, expands and protects, while Mars energises to sustain the onslaught
of competition and opponents. According to Ptolemy and Lilly, Rigel is of the nature of
Jupiter and Saturn, but later authors consider it favorable and similar to Jupiter and Mars.
Alvidas likens it to Mercury Mars and Jupiter. It gives benevolence, honor, riches,
happiness, glory, renown and inventive or mechanical ability.
Another fortunate thing to note in the chart is that the Lord of Ascendant and Second cusp,
Mercury is on the fixed star Spica (having the nature of Venus and Mars), considered to be
the most fortunate star in the heavens. Seen as a wheat sheaf in the hands of the goddess,
Spica was considered as her gift to humankind. Further, both the luminaries are in signs
which signify art and artistic talents. The Sun is on Diadem, a star of artistic inclination and
the Moon is in Leo, the sign of art and showmanship.
The III cusp is conjunct Pluto, on the star of Castor(19^ D 15`) in the constellation of Alpha
Gemini and of the nature of Mercury. Ebertin says that “Castor is influenced by Mercury
and has a blend of Jupiter in it. Linked with the Moon or Mercury, it has the effect of such
people being blessed with a good nature and fine morals. It is also supposed to convey
refined manners. A conjunction with the Sun or Mars will make for energetic characteristics
and a certain tendency for satire and cynicism, depending on the position of Mercury or
Mars in the chart as a whole.” Mercury is on a very fortunate star, more fortunate because it
is the lord of the 1st and 2nd house, the native’s ego, personality, character, her voice, her
speech, through which she is famous throughout the universe.
In August 1981, transit Pluto fell upon Spica. Pluto, originally on the star of publicity
(castor) brought about a total change. All her rivals were eliminated and there was total
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monopoly. In Sept. 1992, her progressed Nadir fell on Spica. It was a great turning point
tin her life that her name started flourishing all over the world and many titles of honour
were given to her from all corners of the world. Jupiter and Saturn are the prominent planets
indicating the nature of her fixed stars on the angles. According to Saphariel’s planetary
ages of man, all these good things started happening during the planetary periods of Jupiter
(45 to 57) and Saturn (57 to 70). The present period is that of Uranus (70 to 84).
Coincidentally, Uranus entered the sign of Aquarius on 12th Jan 1996 and was on her Xth
cusp on 19th February 2000. As per the significators Aquarius and Uranus are also the
significators of art, music, singing, etc. In the year 2001, during the planetary period of
Uranus, the planet being in her Karmasthan (name, prestige, honour and renown) Lataji was
given the highest national civilian award, The Bharat Ratna. In her natal chart, Uranus is in
the XIth house, the house of fulfillment and success. Uranus is in the sign of Aries, the sign
always on the move, the sign always reverbrating with life, the sign always modern. The
lord of XIth (Neptune conjunct Venus iin the natal chart) is in Aquarius and the lord of Xth
(Uranus) is in the sign of Pisces, forming a mutual reception (parivarthan yoga). Jupiter will
in a very short time go to Libra on 25th September 2004 and form a trine to her natal
ascendant and Uranus. We hope and pray that Lataji will be showered many more
encomiums and laurels.
Spica is the symbol of knowledge and insights which are respected and hence it is not
connected to any particular field or profession. Spica represents a gift of brilliance, a hidden
or obvious talent, skill of ability out of the ordinary. It shows the potential for brilliance in
whatever it touches in a chart. In this case, Mercury is the Lord of the Asc., IInd cusp and
Vth cusp. The Ascendant is the native, the second cusp denotes voice, speech, wealth, etc.
and the fifth cusp denotes creativity, enterprise, entertainment, etc. Ebertin clearly states
that Spica in conjunction with Mercury and Venus, and positioned on the Meridian or
Ascendant, gives artistic skills, ability to draw musical talents and a good sense for literature
and the sciences.
Jupiter on Rigel generally gives success in early life, moresoever on the ascendant. Further
Rigel rising and Betelgues in general gives lasting preferment, and Spica everlasting
preferment. There has been great sacrifice on her part and discipline to make use of the
good aspect of Jupiter to her ascendant lord and Mars and the 4 fixed stars that give name,
fame, wealth and immortality in India and all over the world. The cosmic signature of
Rigel on the ascendant, Betelguese on the second cusp, and Mercury on Spica and Arcturus
near the sixth cusp has put the stamp of immortality on Lataji in the the field of singing,
music and entertainment.
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NO: 2
Gurudev Rabindranath Tagor
- A multi-facet gem with nobility
Born on May 7th 1861, Calcutta, India.
22^ N 32` 88^ E 22` Time Zone - 5hr 54min 28secs
Rabindranath Tagore, the Nobel laureate poet, writer, philosopher was the ambassador of
Indian culture to the rest of the world. He is probably the most prominent figure in the
cultural world of Indian subcontinent and the first Asian man to be awarded with Nobel
prize. Even though he is mainly known as a poet, his multifaceted talent showered upon
different branches of art, such as, novels, short stories, dramas, articles, essays, painting etc.
And his songs, popularly known as Rabindrasangeet, have an eternal appeal and is
permanently placed in the heart of the Bengalis. He was a social reformer, patriot and above
all, a great humanitarian and philosopher. India and Bangladesh - the national anthems of
these two countries are his composition.
During his stay in England he translated Gitanjali into English, with forewords by W.B.
Yeats, an Irish poet, dramatist and prose writer, and one of the greatest English-language
poets of the 20th century. Just one year after its publication (1912), he became the first
Asiatic recipient of Nobel prize in literature. The British royalty honored him as a knight in
1915. However, quite conscientiously he relinquished his knighthood in 1919 as a protest
against the massacre of Amritsar, where 400 Indians demonstrating against colonial laws
were slaughtered by the English soldiers
After achieving worldwide fame, Rabindranath traveled and lectured extensively in Asia,
Europe and America. Among the countries he traveled were: Bulgaria, Canada,
Czechslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Norway, Romania, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand.
The Effect Of The Fixed Stars In The Chart Of Rabindranath Tagore
The Chart Of Gurudev Has Fixed Stars On All The Angles.
1.
Ascendant on : Baten Kaitos (19^ A 37`) of the nature of Saturn, in the Constellation
of Cetus (the Whale) indicating a charitable nature, ability to attract crowds, makes
one prudent , happy; along with the saturnine qualities of solitude and simplicity are
forced onto such people either by a mundane power or higher power.
Baten Kaitos (the star of commanding ability)in the constellation of Cetus, the Whale
takes us back to the Belly of the whale myth of Jonah in the Bible is typical of the
initiation rules of death and rebirth. In Mathew 12.40, Jesus said “For as Jonah was
3 days and 3 nights in the whale’s belly, so shall the Son of man be 3 days and 3
nights in the hearth of the earth. Several theologists believed that the whale that
swallowed Jonah was the symbol of God the Father, who a hapless prophet was
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thrown overboard, accepted Jonah into his own nature, until a place of safety was
reached. The ‘great fish’ represents darkness of ignorance which engulfs man when
he thrown over the side of the ship (birth) into the sea (life). This constellation also
indicates pioneers, laws of benefit to the community, civil rights, animal rights,
freedom from t he serfs.
2.
The Xth cusp (known as the Karmasthan or Culmination) at 2^ J 03` falls on Kaus
Medius 2^ J 33` in the constellation of Delta Saggittarus of the nature of Mars and
Mercury. This star conveys a sense of strength with flexibility, people who put force
behind their reasoning and yet are flexible. Ebertin says that they are promoters of
idealistic and humane ideas, promoters of mental stimuli, enterprise and a sense of
justice.
3.
The IVth cusp falls on Propus (1^ D 24`) and R.H. Allen says that this star givees
life of eminence to those born under its influence. They can express ideas in
reasonable and acceptable ways because of their manifest intelligence.
4.
The VIIth cusp falls on Foramen (20^ G 47`) in the constellation of Carina and of
the nature of Jupiter and Saturn giving strength of mind and spirit, dignity, piety and
usefulness.
The Other Cusps :
IInd cusp falls on the following Three Stars:
Zaurak (21^ B 50.31`) of the nature of Saturn in the constellation of Eridanus named after
the river god,the son of Oceans and Tethys, associated with many geographical rivers: the
Nile, the Euphrates, the Po, the Rhone, the Ebro, the Huag He (Yellow River). The
symbolism of rivers and running water is simultaneously that of Universal Potentiality and
that of the fluidity of forms, of fertility, death and renewal. The river flowing and merging
with the sea is attainment of Nirvana.
Capulus (22^ B 10.31`) of the nature of Mars and Mercury in the constellation of Perseus
(the champion, the rescuer) giving an intelligent, strong, bold and adventurous nature. It is
indicative of events affecting large number of people. The legend of Perseus is linked with
David with the head of Goliath; whereas some say of it as Apostle Paul with his Sword and
Book. Goliath is considered as a Philistine or barbarian. He was slain by David, the
enlightened, who was good at playing the harp (music). If music is the food of the soul, then
go on and give the best of it. Saul was considered to be one of the greatest persecutors of
the early Christians. Through the divine cosmic power he was given wisdom and he later
championed the cause of Christianity through his preaching and letter by the name Paul, the
Lion of God.
Gurudev wanted enlightenment, through education and music
(Shantiniketan). His intelligence captured the masses not only in India but all over the
world. The Swiss call India the Land of Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore.
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Segin (23^ B 10.31`) of the nature of Saturn and Venus in the constellatiuon of Cassieopia.
The Greeks at one time knew it as the ‘Laconian Key’, the key of invention. Cassiopia is
also the Enthroned Queen. The throne symbolizes balance of the cosmos, achieved by
complete integration of the opposites. It supports aspiration towards supreme knowledge
through mastery of the cosmic energy. It symbolizes the culminating state of universal
manifestation, bringing balance and harmony in its followers. It is remniscent of the Hindu
and Buddhist symbol of the lotus that blossoms on the surface of the water. The throne is
the epitome of the universe decorated with anornament which conjures the elements of the
cosmos. Gurudev was blessed knowledge and wisdom and is an advanced soul and
forerunner who propogated that true independence was the elimination of ignorance,
superstition and elevation of the soul.
IIIrd cusp falls on the following 4 stars: Bellatrix the star of advancement and success) (19^
C 58.31`) the Orion star of the nature of Mars and Mercury indicating strength and dignity.
Peeople with positive properties will lead themselves to advancement and success in writing
and publishing.
Arnes (19^ C 18.37`) in the constellation of Lepus, of the nature of Saturn and Mercury.
Lepus the hare had a geat reward for his sacrifice from Indira by a place in the Moon and the
Moon is called ‘Sasanka’, “Marked with the Hare”. In Chinese the Hare represents the Yin
lunar power for it mixes the elixir of immortality.
Capella (the star of literary and poetical ability) (19^ C 18.37`) the sixth largest star in the
sky in the constellation of Auriga of the nature of Mars and Mercury, wwhich gives wealth,
renown, public position of trust an eminent friends, very fond of knowledge and novelties.
Phact (20^ C 08.31`)(the star indicating appreciation for form as well as artistic talents) in
the constellatXion of Alpha Columba and of the nature of Venus and Mercury, gives
beneficiance, hopefulness, good fortune, rhythmics and artistic talents. This star confers
interest in science, touch of genius and mediumship.
Al Hecka (22^ C 45.31`) is in the constellation of Zeta Taurus of the nature of Mars. In
Indian astronomy the constellation of Taurus was represented by an elephant and alternately
the bull – both having two horns or two tusks. At times the bull instead of being presented
as an enemy is a friend who helps in crossing, the bull itself is identified with the hero and
becomes the actor of the triumphant crossing.
The Luminaries on the fixed Stars:
The Sun on Rucha 15^ B 41.40` in the constellation of Cassiopeia and of the nature of Saturn
and Venus giving the power of commanding respect.
The Moon on Alpherats 11^ A 39.31` in the constellation of Alpha Andromeda, bestowing
purity of thought, virtue, honour and dignity upon the native.
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The Other Planets And The Node On The Fixed Stars :
Neptune on Daneb Kaitos (Difda) 00Ari37.31 gives inventive ability.
.Mercury on Mira 29^ A 30.31` in the constellation of Cetus, corresponding to Saturn and
Jupiter. Connected with a well-placed Saturn and Jupiter, it means prudence, perseverance,
versatility, a progressive spirit and endurance in solving difficulties.
Uranus on Tabit 9^ C 56.57` is of the nature of Jupiter and Saturn in the constellation of the
Orion, giving a strong and dignified nature, self-confidence, prosperity in trade and voyages,
or abroad.
Mars on Alnilam 21^ C 26.31` in the constellation of Epsilon Orion and of the nature of
Jupiter and Saturn, gives public honours.
Jupiter on the star of Tania Borealis 18^ E 09` in the constellation of Ursa Major of the
nature of Saturn and Mercury making one quiet, prudent and patient and also on Algenubi
l8^ E 40.31` in the constellation of Leo and of the nature of Saturn and Mars, making one
bold, bombastic and conferring artistic expression and the power of expression.
The Xth house is the Karmasthan and Rahu is said to open the gates of destiny. It is placed
in Capricorn, the sign of ambition, discipline, perserverance and organization. Rahu is on
Sheliak (17^ J 52.31`) in the constellation of Beta Lyra of the nature of Venus and
Mercury. According to Ptolemy Lyra (musical instrument) gives poetical, harmonious and
developed nature, fond of music and apt in science and art.
Further, Rahu falls on Sheliak (16^ J 58`) a star that favours arts. Rahu is trine to the Sun.
Venus and Mercury, all in the sign of art and creativity. Rahu’s dispositor Saturn is also
trine Mercury, lord of the third house, which also assists to give expression and form to
shape.
Having so many fixed stars on the four angles, second and third cusps, the luminaries and
other planets, and being from the house of culture, music, literature and social reforms,
small wonder that Gurudev has made an impact on Indian culture and the literature of the
world. As portrayed above his life is woven with mystery and astounding qualities that even
the barbarians and philistines could not erase his works and he has left everlasting prints on
the footprints of time that will outlast all the monuments of marbles, till the end of times.
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ADOLF HITLER
- Today Germany is ours, tomorrow the whole world
Born Bernau Austria April 20 1889 18.14 local time 48N12 13E02 Time Zone -1
Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945), German political and military leader and one of the 20th
century's most powerful dictators, murderer of millions, master of destruction and
organized insanity, was seized by an obsession with the Jews all his life. The Nazi Führer
had always been straightforward about his plans - his dream of a racially "pure" empire
would tolerate no Jews. He announced at many occasions the “annihilation of the Jews”
living in the territory under his control. In Hitler's mind, murdering millions of Jews
could only be accomplished under the confusion of war - from the beginning he was
planning a war that would engulf Europe.
At half past six on the evening of April 20th, 1889 an innocent child was born in the small
town of Braunau Am Inn, Austria. The name of the child was Adolf Hitler. He was the son
of a fifty-two-year-old Austrian Customs official Alois Hitler, and his third wife Klara, who
became the founder and leader of the Nazi Party, Reich Chancellor and guiding spirit of the
Third Reich from 1933 to 1945, Head of State and Supreme Commander of the Armed
Forces, Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria, on 20 April 1889. After spending
four years in the Realschule in Linz, he left school at the age of sixteen with dreams of
becoming a painter. In October 1907, the provincial, middle-class boy left home for Vienna,
where he was to remain until 1913 leading a bohemian, vagabond existence. Embittered at
his rejection by the Viennese Academy of Fine Arts, he was to spend "five years of misery
and woe" in Vienna as he later recalled, adopting a view of life which changed very little in
the ensuing years, shaped as it was by a pathological hatred of Jews and Marxists, liberalism
and the cosmopolitan Habsburg monarchy.
Hitler surrounded himself with a small clique of fanatical, ruthless henchmen - a violent
group of outsiders who rose to power in the Third Reich and established political and
economic institutions of legitimized terror and murders, brutalities, cruelties, tortures,
atrocities, and other inhuman acts were an everyday occurrence.
Hitler's dictatorial rule of Germany, which led to the deaths of millions in World War II, has
placed him among history's most-hated villains. A decorated veteran of World War I, Adolf
Hitler joined the German Workers' Party in 1919, later renaming it the National Socialist
German Workers Party (shortened to Nazi). By 1921 he was the leader of the group, and in
1923 led an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the ruling German Weimar Republic.
Sentenced to prison for his role, Hitler wrote his manifesto, Mein Kampf, and emerged less
than a year later as a populist spokesman for economically depressed and nationalistic
Germans. Made chancellor in 1933, he suspended the constitution, forcibly suppressed all
political opposition and brought the Nazis to power. He enforced policies with a brutal
secret police (the Gestapo) and formed concentration camps for the organized murder of
Jews, Gypsies and political opponents. Hitler's aggressive foreign policy precipitated World
War II in 1939.
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In Germany concentration camps were set up after 1933 to detain without legal procedure
Jews, Communists, Gypsies, homosexuals, and others. During World War II
extermination, or death, camps were established for the sole purpose of killing men,
women, and children. In the most notorious camps - Auschwitz, Treblinka, Sobibor and
Majdanek in Poland, Buchenwald and Dachau in Germany - more than 6 million people,
mostly Jews and Poles, were killed in gas chambers. Millions of others were also interned
during the war, and a large proportion died of gross mistreatment, malnutrition, and
disease.
The Holocaust represents 11 million lives that abruptly ended, the extermination of
people not for who they were but for what they were. Groups such as handicaps, Gypsies,
homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, Catholics, Poles, Soviet prisoners of war, political
dissidents and others were persecuted by the Nazis because of their religious/political
beliefs, physical defects, or failure to fall into the Aryan ideal .
Although he had remarkable early success in the war, by 1942 the tide had turned against
him. Hitler apparently committed suicide in an air-raid shelter in Berlin in 1945, after the
Allied forces had invaded Germany.
The Interpretation Of Fixed Stars In The Chart Of Adolf Hitler
The Fixed Stars On The Four Angles:
I cusp (horizon) or Ascendant:
His ascendant falls on Spica in the constellation of Alpha Virgo of the nature of Venus and
Mars according to Ptolemy and Mars, Jupiter and Mercury according to Alvida. With all the
good qualities of Spica, Hitler cultivated the bad qualities like unscruplousness,
unfaithfulness and injustice to innocence of this star. Many astrologers are of the opinion
that had Hitler become the architect or painter he dreamed of becoming in Vienna, the
world would have been saved from a holocaust. He had talents in this area and was at heart
an artist. His artistic talents also appear to have led him to an exploration of the hidden
powers of the occult while in Vienna he instituted the world’s first state operated by the use
of satanic dark powers. Hitler discovered a powerful talent for oratory as well as giving the
new Party its symbol — the Swastika.
Robson says that Spica also gives unexpected honour or advancement beyond the native’s
hope or capacity.
IV Cusp (Nadir) fall on:
a)
Geidi Prima (Algedi) 3^ K 12` in the constellation of Alphi1 Capronus of the
nature of Venus and Mars.
b)
Giedi Sesunda (2^ K 18`) in the constellation of Alph2 Capriconus of the nature
of Venus and Mars.
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Both these stars give beneficence, sacrifice and offering (Robson). The
constellation of Capriconus is known as the House of Death and the Sun moves
here in winter. The above qualities may be attributed to these stars because they
signaled the beginning of a winter ritual. According to R.H. Allen, even in China
it was intimately connected in religious worship with the rearing of the silk worm
in the country.
Dabih (2^ K 30`) in the constellation of Beta Capriconus of the nature of Saturn
and Venus, with a tendency to melancholy.
c)
VII cusp falls on :
a)
Al Pherg (25^ A 24`) in the constellation of Eta Pisces of the nature of
Saturn and Jupiter, indicating success through determination (Noonan)
Preparedness, steadiness, determination and final success (Robson).
Pliny associated that the appearance of a comet here indicated great trouble
from religious differences, besides war and pestilence.
b)
Vertex (26^ A 16`) in the constellation of Andromeda of the nature of Mars
and Moon, which causes blindness, injuries to the eyes, sickness and a violent
death.
On the Xth cusp or culmination:
Al Tarf (2^
E 42`) in the constellation of
Beta Cancer of the nature of the Moon and Mars.
Among the stars of Cancer is a small grouping called the Asses, who appear on the back of
the crab’s shell. Hera had driven the god Dionysos insane, not particularly odd perhaps for
the god who is discovers the vine. He roamed Egypt and Syria in his madness. It is said that
he attempted to recover by going to Dodona to ask the oracle of Zeus what to do. As he
came to a large swamp, he encountered two asses, captured them, and he rode them over the
swamp without getting wet himself. Dionysos was then cured, and rewarded the asses by
putting them in the heavens.
Hyginus also tells us that Dionysos gave one of the asses a human voice. Later this ass
would be killed by Priapus, the son of Aphrodite by Hermes or Adonis, in an argument over
the size of their penises. Priapus was a particularly ugly child and man with deformed limbs,
and with a rather large male member. In pity for the dead ass, Dionysos put the ass in the
skies with defiance. Wanting to show that he did so as a god, Dionysos placed the ass above
the crab that Hera had put there.
Finally, Eratosthenes tells us that during that war between the Olympians and the Titanic
giants, Dionysos, Hephaestus, and the Satyrs rode into battle on asses. Their braying and the
confusion they caused made the giants flee. For these reasons, they were given a place in the
heavens on the western side of the crab.
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The ass was one of the most important symbols throughout history, not in ancient Greece
and Rome, but in the Middle East among the Jews and others there, and even well into
European history up through the Renaissance. In all likelihood, the asses were much more
important than the crab; however, somehow that part of constellation has not carried forth
into our time. The ass is both wisdom and stupidity; power and humility; demonic and
beneficent; and it always has a lasciviousness, lubricity, and unmistakable phallic character.
It is life and death (part of Hades is named after the ass). Moreover, it is a symbol of the turn
of fate itself. Sadly, this wonderful creature no longer inhabits our imagination except when
we call someone an ass or consider something asinine.
The Cancer convergence of cardinal and water traits—stubbornness, the desire for life to be
exciting, the willfulness, possessiveness, unhurriedness, the gifted insight, the
unpredictability, and even its opportunism, calculation, and self-centeredness—have never
belonged to a crab at all, but the Ass so associated with Dionysos.
The question is whether Hitler was influenced by the dual nature of the constellation full of
self-centredness, Or was it the influence of Saturn on the stars Acuben (Seretan) and
Dubhe.
The Luminaries on the fixed Stars:
It should be noted that Hitler’s Sun falls on the cusp of Taurus, taking the traits of both Aries
and Taurus. Many learned astrologers are of the opinion that such a Sun could give the
native the character of a “bull in the chinashop”. They further say that when the Ascendant
and luminaries are on the cusp of two signs (sandhis), such natives could go to extremes.
Though the topic deals with fixed stars, care should be taken to incorporate other
astrological factors in totality while delineating a chart. Fixed stars, which have been
neglected to a great extent, are not the sole factors of interpretations in astrology. They are
part and parcel of the diverse factors that leave an imprint on the native’s life and character.
1. a) The Sun conjunct Mira (29^ A 57`) in the constellation of Omicron Cetus of
the nature of Mars and Saturn. Ebertin says that this star in unhelpful connections
will bring as results failures, fiascoes, enemities especially with Saturn transits,
or when linked with the Moon melancholy will appear. Linked with Mercury,
which is close to the Sun (conjunct out of sign), in critical situations, suicide is
indicated.
b) Sun on Mesarthim (1^ B 37`) in the constellation of Gama Aries, of the nature
of Saturn and Mars. Ebertin says that this star makes one bold and a daredevil.
Danger is indicated when acting impulsively and in a foolhardy manner.
2. The Moon (conjunct Jupiter) on Facies (the Bow of the Archer (6Cap44`) in the
constellation of M22 Sagittarius, indicating defective sight, sickness, accidents
and suicide. Some are of the opinion that this star has Jupiter and Mars
connotations and gives enterprise and initiative in pursuits of ideals, which in
Hitler’s chart seems to have been subverted into the Monomaniac pursuit of war.
Coincidentally, the Progressed Moon came on Facies, the star giving warlike
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tendencies (as in the case of Prime Minister of England, Margaret Thatcher, who
was involved in the Falkland War) during the Second World War.
The luminaries signify the eye. Hitler was in danger of losing his eyes during the
1st world war.
The Other Planets On The Fixed Stars:
Neptune on Mirfak (0^
C 31`)
It gives an intelligent, strong, bold and adventurous nature, but a tendency to lying. By the
Kabalists it is associated with the Hebrew letter Lamed and the 12th Tarot Trump "The
Hanged Man". (Robson).
The constellation is indicative of events effecting large numbers of people, especially those
events caused by major meteorological phenomena. When prominent in a natal chart it is
said to denote adventurous individuals, but also those who are less than honest in their
dealings with others. (Noonan).
General influence of the star: Sorrow, woe and distress. (Noonan).
Pluto on Prima Hyadum (4^
Saturn and Mercury.
C 14`) in the constellation of Gamma Taurus, of the nature of
Pluto, (placed in the VIIIth House) the planet of transformation, change, total annihilation,
is conjunct the Star group of Hyades, reputed to give phenomental sexual urges, dissolution,
the striving after power where, if the energy is sublimated, high position can be obtained but
the underlying reckless dissoluteness will then break through causing downfall.
Saturn in Xth (Kramasthan) on the stars of:
1. Acubens (Sertan) 12^ E 05` in the constellation of Alpha Cancer, of the nature
of Saturn and Mercury. General influence of the star: Activity, malevolence and
poison, making its natives liars and criminals. (Robson).
Acubens has a Martian nature and a strong blending in of Saturnian influence,
conveying an unbalanced and "jumpy" nature. If the chart is a disharmonious one
to people effected by it and especially if Acubens is in conjunction with Mars,
Sun or Uranus, this will make for an unsettled mentality and helplessness. If in
conjunction with Saturn, major disappointments in life, ordeals and trials, mental
suffering, excitements, loss, opposition, disputes and deception are
indicated. According to Elsbeth Ebertin's experience, this is the case especially if
these persons are in positions of social standing or are politically active.
(Ebertin).
One significance of Acubens is the enforced use of applied intelligence when
finding oneself in combat at someone else's behest. But a generally more positive
quality to read from Acubens is that of a sharp intellect and ease of coming to
grips with problems, for which one might earn public renown. But, again there is
the note of doing this under pressure of others demanding 'from behind'. (Dr. Eric
Morse). This star has martian qualities with much of Saturn added. Linked to
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Saturn it bring major disappointments, trials, mental stress, disputes and
deception in the tenth house. It hints at a final downfall after a rise.
Dubhe in the constellation of Alpha Major, of the nature of Mercury and Venus.
According to Ebertin it is credited with the destructiveness of Mars, working
itself out particularly in mundane maps, in a nasty way if conjunct
Saturn. Conjunct Hitler's Saturn, Mao Tse Tung's Moon.
Uranus (in the XII th house) on Foramen (20 G37`) in the constellation of Eta Carina, of the
nature of Saturn and Jupiter. According to Robson it causes peril, dignity, piety, usefulness
and acquisitiveness, and gives danger to the eyes. According to Prof. Gopal Modi, this is a
degree of assassination.
The debate on Hitler has been going on and men and women from all disciplines in the
corridors of time. Many feel that his upbringing, ill-treatment and circumstances were the
cause as per the following line quoted from a biographer:
“As a child, Hitler had no witness. His father destroyed everything his son did. He could
never tell anyone the pains he was suffering. In Sweden they made a play, “Hitler's Childhood,” from a chapter in my book. The story shows how that child looked for contact,
longed for a glance, but was constantly treated like a dog. […] Behind every act of violence
there is a history. A history of being molested, a history of denying. The denial is a law
governing us, but it is ignored by society and still not investigated by the professionals. Yet
it holds the keys to our understanding why pure nonsense can be still held in high esteem in
our culture, such nonsense as Sigmund Freud's idea that a child would invent traumas.”
With better treatment, love and understand from childhood, perhaps there could be Hitler
with constructive ideas of taste and refinement. Viewing his chart in totality, many
astrologers have pointed out that the Square aspect of Saturn ( on Seratan and Dubhe) and
Mars, from the Culmination to the Descendant, his Moon on Facies, the opposition of
Uranus (ascendant) and Mercury (descendant) and Pluto (in the VIIIth) on the Hyades was
the cause of this evil and monster-like human being unleashing a reign of terror, treachery,
horror, destruction and annihilation on the face of the earth. According to Prof. G.B. Forbes,
there is a point of view that Hilter was indeed the second Anti–Christ.. He is perfectly right
Hitler’s life history is an indicator that he preached, propogated and practiced all that was
against compassion, love, peace and goodwill on earth. On the contrary he unleashed a
reign of terror and horror and devastation in collaboration with the evil axis of Japan and
Italy.
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HIS EXCELLENCY’S MISSILE VISION ON “THE WINGS OF FIRE”
Professor APJ Abdul Kalam is the first Indian scientist to head the world's largest
democracy as the 12th President of the Democratic Re]ublic of India. The 71-year-old
southern Indian Muslim, widely known as "missile man", is acknowledged as the driving
force behind India's quest for cutting-edge defence technologies.
His contributions to India's satellite programmes, guided and ballistic missiles project,
nuclear weapons programme and the Light Combat Aircraft project have made him a
household name.
Defence scientist
APJ Abdul Kalam was born on 15th October1931, at 11.30 a.m., into a middle-class family
in Rameshwaram, a town well-known for its Hindu shrines. His father owned boats which
he rented out to local fishermen, but he himself began his career as a newspaper vendor.
He then earned a degree in aeronautical engineering from a technology institute in Madras.
Professor Kalam joined the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in the neighbouring state of
Kerala in the 1960s as one of its first three engineers.
He played a major role in the centre's evolution to a key hub of space research in India,
helping to develop the country's first indigenous satellite-launch vehicle.
The Indian media have attributed the development of India's advanced technology guided
missiles to Professor Kalam's leadership.
Indian scientists have hailed him as the father of the Indian nuclear bomb and its missile
delivery systems.
Professor APJ Abdul Kalam is widely known as "missile man" and is acknowledged as the
driving force behind India's quest for cutting-edge defence technologies.
His contributions to India's satellite programmes, guided and ballistic missiles project,
nuclear weapons programme and the Light Combat Aircraft project have made him a
household name
Nationalist visionary
Professor Kalam played an important role in India's nuclear tests four years ago and was
awarded the "Bharat Ratna", or the Jewel of India, the country's highest civilian award.
Another of his major defence projects, the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), designed to
replace expensive foreign fighter aircraft with a locally-built fighter, is moving slowly out of
the design boards.
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After resigning as the Indian Government's Principal Scientific Advisor last year, Dr Kalam
has been spending his time quietly as emeritus professor at the Anna University in his home
state of Tamil Nadu.
A vegetarian bachelor, Professor Kalam was quoted as saying that like most of the
technology he spearheaded, he himself was "Made in India", having never been trained
abroad.
Effects Of Fixed Stars In The Chart Of President APJ Abdul Kalam
Fixed Stars on the angles:
1. The Ascendedent (horizon) falls on Facies, (7^ J 20`) in the constellation of : M22
Sagittarius. It is of the nature of the Sun and Mars. On the more philosophical side it
will mark those who must see their outlook and beliefs carried into practical effect
somewhere, so that they go out on missions, set up their own centers, engage in
good works of famine or refugee relief and so on. Dr. Eric Morse says that
inevitably they get hurt at times, but perhaps find compensation in the value of their
works. The positive side of Facies shows adventure and exploration. Some are of the
opinion that this star has Jupiter and Mars connotations and gives enterprise and
initiative in pursuits of ideals.
2. The IVth cusp falls on Alpheratz (13^ A 21`), in the constellation of Alpha
Andromeda, , of the nature of Jupiter and Venus. Nearly every inventor and "famous
first" has a connection to this star and Alpheratz was activated when many
worthwhile inventions were patented or brought to public attention. According to
Ptolemy it is of the nature of Jupiter and Venus, and to these Alvidas adds Mars also.
It gives independence, freedom, love, riches, honor and a keen intellect. Harmonious
nature which makes for popularity. If it is in affinity to propitious stellar bodies and
with the personal points MC, Asc, Sun, Moon, one can count on becoming well
known in public and popularity with the masses.
3. The VIIth cusp falls on Alhena(8^ D 08`), the star of scientific interest and
development and military and sports in the constellation of Gamma Gemini, of the
nature of Mercury and Venus. Robson says that it bestows emminence in art, but
gives liability to accidents affecting the feet.. Artistic skills, especially with the
written or spoken word and ability to negotiate a peaceful settlement in disputes.
According to Ebertin, Alhena is supposed to have a Venus nature with a Jupiterian
influence. This will confer a spiritual orientation on people thus effected and also
give an artistic inclination, with interest in the sciences.
4. The Xth cusp falls on Al Gorab (12^ G 30`)in the constellation of Delta Covrus, of
the nature of Mars and Saturn. It is a star in the 12th Hindu nakshatra, Hasta, the
Hand, with Savitar, the Sun, as its presiding divinity, for sales, art, sculpture,
learning, medicine, etc.
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All the four angles have cardinal signs, with Capricorn rising making him ambitious. With
Facies rising, instead of having a nortious Hitler or an aggressive Margret Thatcher, here we
have his excellency, with great and penetrating vision of being prepared with the latest and
most lethal modern weapons and equipments to counter all attacks that are aimed at the
destruction of our rich cultural hereitage. The darkest shadow of Facies is war, but if
balanced, can imply an achieving person, with great forcefulness to the sense of identity.
Other cusps on fixed stars
Vth cusp on a) Zibal (12^ B 52`) in the constellation or Eridanus and of the nature of
Saturn. It gives interest in the study of science and position of authority.
Almanch(13^ B 02`) in the constellation of Andromeda and of the nature of Venus.
According to Robson it gives honor, eminence and artistic ability. According to Noonan it
gives honors in military endeavours.
c)Menkar (13^ B 21`) in the constellation of Alpha Cetua and of the nature of Saturn.
According to Ptolemy this constellation is like Saturn. It is said to cause laziness and
idleness, but to confer an emotional and charitable nature, with the ability to command,
especially in war. Ebertin says that this star has a Saturnine character, corresponding to
impediments of many kinds, worries and tests of endurance. Unjustified enmities, hardening
and toughening these people in some ways. In some cases with conjunction of Saturn, Mars
or Neptune, diseases of the throat, inflammation of larynx, sometimes danger by suffocation
have been noted. These people are advised to take good care of themselves if they have a
tendency to throat trouble and to take prophylactic measures. They should avoid
overstraining their larynx and should they have special demands regarding the larynx, they
are advised to take trouble in the methodical training of their vocal chords etc.
VIIIth cusp falls on Asselus Borealis (7^ D 35`) which gives high public office and
honours through public position. The owner of the VIIIth cusp is the Sun placed in the
karmastahn in Libra. The President of India holds the highest office in the country and is
the supreme commander of the defence forces.
The Luminaries On The Fixed Stars.
The Sun in the Karmasthan on Heze (21^ G 25`) in the constellation of Zeta Virgo and of
the nature of Mercury and Venus. In Ancient Egypt, Virgo was the sign of Isis. As the sixth
sign of the Zodiac it shares the symbolism of the number six and of the Star of David. It
pertains simultaneously to Fire and Water and symbolizes consciousness emerging from
confusion, as well as the birth of the spirit.
The Moon conjunct the XIIth cusp on the star of Rastaban (11^ I 00`) in the constellation
of Numki (Pelagus) and of the nature of Jupiter and Mercury. A star in the vane of the
Arrow on the Archer's hand in Sagittarius. This has been identified with Nunki of the
Euphratean Tablet of the Thirty Stars, "the Star of the Proclamation of the Sea", or the
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"Voice from the Sea" [indicating direction, guidance, instruction], and portended favorable
events for mariners and shipping. According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Jupiter and
Mercury; and, to Alvidas, of Saturn and Mercury. It gives truthfulness, optimism and a
religious mind. (Robson).
Planets On The Fixed Stars:
1. Saturn on Sabik (17 ^ I 00`) in the constellation of Eta Ophicius and of the nature
of Saturn and Venus. When Ophiuchus, encircled by the serpent's great coils, rises
he renders the forms of snakes innocuous to those born under him. They will receive
snakes into the folds of their flowing robes, and will exchange kisses with these
poisonous monsters and suffer no harm. (Manilus, book 5 of Astronomica, 1st
century AD).
2. Pluto on Pollux(22^ D 16`)in the constellation of Beta Gemini and of the nature of
Mars. According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Mars; and, to Alvidas, of the
Moon, Mars and Uranus. Robson says that it gives a subtle, crafty, spirited, brave,
audacious nature, a love of boxing, dignified malevolence, and is connected with
poisons Ebertin says that just as Mars has its good sides if the energy it creates is
channeled constructively, so Pollux should not always be considered as unhelpful.
The star badly placed could manifest that way, not by the native misusing his energy
but by others deceiving him and fate playing him some cruel tricks. Helper if in peril
on voyages at sea. Pluto signifies transformation and being in trine with Mars in the
XIth and Mars’s despositor being Pluto in the VIIth, he has transformed the face of
the country with his very forceful nature and untiring efforts in an atmosphere of
strife and struggle to achieve success in a field that is rather full of secrets.
3. Jupiter on Merak (18 ^
E 08`) of the nature of
Saturn and Mars and Taina Borealis
(18^ E 35) of the nature of Saturn and Mars, both in the constellation of Lamba
Usra Major. Ebertin says that both these stars have a Mars nature and is of
importance in a natal chart, if the sign Leo is tenanted and other configurations give
a clue to love of command and domination. Jupiter, whose despositor, the Sun, in
the Xth house, on these stars is in a position to grant command and domination to
highest level. The President is the supreme commander of all the wings of defence
in the country. He is the first citizen of the country.
4. Neptune on Alioth (7^ F 56`) is in the constellation of Epsilon Ursa Major and of
the nature of nature of Saturn and Venus and according to Ebertin it amalgamated
with possible non propitious planets, it will indicate fiascoes, bad fortunes within the
family circle or within the profession or disappointments brought about by friends.
5. Venus is on Maplacidius (1^ H 03`) in the constellation of Beta Carina and of the
nature of Jupiter and Saturn, giving strength of mind and spirit.
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6. Mars is on Unukalhai (North Scale) (20^ H 06`) in the constellation of Alpha
Serpens and of the nature of Mars and Saturn. In the Neck of the Serpent, Unukalhai
shows its properties as a Martian force combined with Saturn. Dr. Eric Morse says
that the neck, rather than the head, is where a snake has its brain, its seat of
knowledge. So this star is all about that knowledge that the good doctor has won
from his labors, that knowledge of where we came from, what we are, where we are
going, what holds us back, what to do about healing it. (he is referring to this star's
position in the constellations Serpens and Ophiuchus, which are related to medicine
and healing). This Saturn-Mars star will have only good fortune to those who give
service, in healing or teaching. Ebertin says that the Northern Scales has a JupiterMercury nature and therefore positive properties. Tied up with the MC and
Ascendant or with well placed stellar bodies, the Northern Scales are credited with
helping the native to gain honors and distinction. When connected with Mercury
they are supposed to make the native studious. In good position, the star will arouse,
above all things, spiritual and mental forces. The conjunction with Sun, Moon, or
Jupiter favors civil servants, lawyers and scientists. Confiscation of possessions
during times of war. Credited with bestowing an immortal name.
The IVth cusp denotes later life. The star Alpheratx on the VIth cusp gives the pioneer of
Indian defence force preferments and favours from one and all, a popular figure with
immense knowledge of human nature. The lord of the VIth cusp is in the XIth on the star of
North Scale, a star favouring scientists with position and immortal name. The VIIth cusp
falling of Al hena gives liking for science and military. His Excellency is the supreme
commander of the 3 wings of defence and has increased the potentials of the defence forces
through his hard work and endeavours.
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NO : 5
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
“the master-blaster following the legacy of the great West Indian Vivian Richards. The
name itself strikes terror in the hearts of bowlers all around the world. He stuns the world
with the whack of willow and his spin at times makes one and all to count stars even in
daylight.”
Born :- 24 April, 1973 at 16.21 IST, Mumbai(Bombay), India
Height
Major Teams
Batting Style
Bowling Style
Ambition
Memorable Day
Greatest Influence
Current Players Admired
Heroes
Favourite Ground
Other Sports Followed
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5'4"
India, Yorkshire, Bombay
Right Hand Bat
Right Arm Medium, Leg Break, Right Arm Off Break
To be number one in the world
Beating Pakistan in the 1992 World Cup
My family
Vinod Kambli, Brian Lara, Jonty Rhodes
Gavaskar, Viv Richards, Imran Khan, Sandeep Patil
Sydney Cricket Ground
Tennis in particular
A child prodigy, he made his international debut in ODIs and Tests at the age of 16 against
Pakistan and the fiery pace of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis . He then went to England
as a part of the national side, and has not looked back ever since. In batting, he has reached a
stage that others can only dream of. He has destroyed practically every bowling opposition
in the world - from Shane Warne (Aus.) to Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak.) , and Waqar Younis
(Pak.) to Allan Donald (RSA), and in style. Tendulkar 'specialites' include the straight drive
(seemingly nobody plays the shot better than him ), the cover drive, the square cut, the
pullshot over midwicket/square leg, the delicate leg glance, the late cut, the lofted shots over
mid-on and mid-off and not to mention the improvisations he keeps coming up with time
and again. He plays each of his shots amazingly well and has even employed the reverse
sweep to good effect. A short but powerful man, some of his shots are hit with so much
power that the ball simply rockets to the fence as if he was trying to dismiss the ball from his
presence. On the other hand, some of his shots are simply timed and placed well. His timing
can be quite exquisite and it is this blend of timing and raw power that puts him in the top
league with Brian Lara (W.I.) ,Waugh Twins(Mark and Steve, Aus.) and Aravinda de
Silva(Sri Lanka).
There is nothing this man cannot do - he opens the batting for India in the one-dayers, comes
at no. 4 in test matches, bowls rightarm offbreaks, legbreaks and even googlies. He also
swings the ball both ways when he bowls his medium pacers. It seems he had tried his hands
at wicket-keeping too (in his school days), but gave it up in pursuit of what he does best Batting.
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His selfless approach and devotion to cricket coupled with the lack of any ego problems
makes him one of the most approachable and likeable personalities on the cricket field. No
wonder he commands a huge fan following all over the world. He is a great thinker of the
game and a good strategist too.It was his great cricketing mind that saw him being appointed
as the captain of the Indian side in 1996-97 making him the second youngest captain in the
history of Indian cricket (the youngest being M.A.K. Pataudi who was appointed captain at
the age of 21). He initially justified the faith put in him by leading India to series victories
against Australia (Border - Gavaskar Trophy), South Africa (at home) and also lifted the
TITAN cup (Triangular tournament featuring India, Australia & South Africa). But after
that, the performances dropped. He was not given the squad that he wanted and India started
losing under an unhappy captain. As usual, the skipper was made the scape-goat and citing
his lack of form (he had scored more than a thousand runs in both ODIs and Tests in 1997 a record) was removed from captaincy. Since then, he has flourished with both the bat and
the ball, and is thus back to his true self and the job he loves the most - winning matches for
India.
With age on his side, he is set out to be the highest run getter in the history of world cricket.
He has already won rich praises from people and fellow/former cricketers who see in him a
living legend and a master batsman who is leagues above his fellow cricketers. Truly, a
living legend and a great champion.
Sachin Tendulkar’s Cricket Tests and One Day Internationals Records
As of 6th January 2005
Matches
Runs scored
Batting average
Centuries
Half centuries
Top score
Overs bowled
Wickets taken
Bowling average
Best Bowling
Catches
Test Matches
120
9879
57.43
34
38
248
510
36
47.25
3/10
75
One Day Internationals
342
13497
44.84
37
69
168
1154
132
44.07
5/32
101
Source:Cricinfor.com
Named Cricketeers of the Year 1997 when he scored 1000 test runs in a Calendar Year.
Most runs and centuries in one day internationals
Named Player Of The Tournament in the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
Has equalled Sunil Gavaskar's record of 34 test centuries.
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On 16th March 2005, he joined the Club 10,000 along with Allan Border and Steve Waugh
of Australia, Sunil Gavaskar of India and Brian Lara of the West Indies. On 12th April 2005,
he scored his 38th Century in ODI at Ahmedabad.
Military and Sports :
Before discussing the case study of Sachin Tendulkar, it should be seen whether military
and sports go together in interpretation, as most of the fixed stars are the same. A cricketer
and an army man should have strength of mind and spirt, be adventurous, aggressive,
enthusiastic, a fiit athlete, be ready in times of crises, have determination, be ambitious and
bold. Since there is much expectation from sportsmen including cricketers, they have to be
super fit and with great skills, overcome ftigue and jet lag. At times sports, especially oneday cricket needs perfect health and injuries at times can put a person out of action even for
life (like Nari Contractor, Jhonty Rhodes, etc.). The tenure of service is short in both the
cases and during that period they have to have enough energy to over exert themselves and
be calm in times of crises. In both the cases they bring honour and glory to themselves and
the nation. Hence there is a lot of justification in using the same fixed stars for sports in
modern times , which were used exclusively, from time immemorial, only to signify the
prowess of the defence force. It is also interesting to know that the rigorous training given
to the best cricket team of recent times (ie., the Australian cricket team) is known as “the
iron drill”.
Fixed star in the birth chart of Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Fixed stars on the angles
1.
The ascendant or the first cusp on Markeb(28^ F 36`) ( the star giving strength
of mind and spirt), in the constellation of Kappa in Vela of the Ship Argo Navis
and of the nature of Saturn and Jupiter. According to Robson the constellation
gives prosperity in trade and voyages. Strength of mind and spirit. It gives piety,
a wide knowledge, educational work and voyages. Robson further says that if
rising, it gives profitable journeys in company with Jupiterian and Saturnian
people wherein the native is grave and discreet, but suffers much injury, which
ultimately turns to good.
2.
Nadir or IVth cusp on Acumen (28^ I 23`) in the constellation of M7 Scorpius
and of the nature of Mars and the Moon. Dr. Eric Morse says that this star along
with Acules has a notorious reputation in astrology as 'blind stars' or stars
associated with eyesight problems. These stars shows up a negative Mars-Moon
quality in people who have them poorly aspected, with a tendency towards a
morbid outlook, seeing the worst rather than the best in everything.
He further says that but at their best, well aspected, they can have very sharp
minds and a perception well above average as though, perhaps 'blind' to what we
see and take for granted, they see what we do not, at levels where eyesight does
not reach. Not for nothing has the word Acumen come down to us as a term for a
sharp mind. ACUMEN is a Latin word meaning mental acute-ness as well as a
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point and a sting. The root is ak, signifying sharpness. Hebrew HAKH'MA
means intelligence and skill, a word of mental acuity with many sharp branches.
One of the greatest assets of a cricketer is his eyesight. His superior eyesight
helps him play aggressively to bowling of even 100 m.p.h.
I am given to understand that the Great Master Blaster, Sir Vivian Richards used
to take care of his eyes and wash them daily with a special lotion. It is just like a
sharp shooter hitting the bull’s eye with power-packed strokes.
3.
The VIIth cusp falls on on Scheat (the star of ambition) (28^ L 00`) in the
constellation of Beta Pegasus and of the nature of Mars and Mercury. Ebertin
says that tied up with 'malefics', this could lead the native to lose his life in
catastrophes, such as floods, shipwreck, mining accidents, airplane accidents, or
maybe suicide. On the other hand, it is possible for a positive influence to
emanate from Scheat, but only for some people, it can have a positive effect on
their mental creativity, if these people are ready to receive such inflow of
positive vibrations.
A cricketer should also be creative and correct himself of his mistakes. The great
legend of Indian cricket, Sunil Gavaskar used to watch video tapes of his batting
at an exclusive time and find out how he went wrong and correct his action.
Mental creativity also needs great presence of mind. We are given to understand
that Sachin Tendulkar too spares time for such an activity. That is how his
strokes are fluent and his spin bowling stunning.
4.
The Xth cusp or Karmasthan on 3 stars : Wazm (28^
C 03`), in the constellation
of Beta Columbia, of the nature of Mercury and Venus; Polaris (28^ C 12`) in
the constellation of Ursa Major and of the nature of Saturn and Venus;
b)Betelguese Culminating is The Star Of Military And Sports.Betelguese (28^
23`) in the constellation of Alpha Orian and of the nature of Mars and
Mercury. Betelguese is a star that makes him a skilled, cautious, organized and
able leader. It is a star that makes a superior athlete being endowed with
outstanding agility and speed of the body.
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Wazm in the constellation of Beta Columbia gives a gentle, kind, timid, innocent
and self-sacrificing nature, together with strength of spirit. Bringers of good news
accoring to Robson.
Polaris in the constellation of Ursa Major in the angles according to Ebertin
serves as a guide and indicator. If it is conjunct with planets in the angles, the
native will have a good sense of discretion and is able to follow 'his intellect'. He
clearly recognizes his aims and will pursue and achieve them.
Betelguese in an Orian star(the star of sports and military) at the culmination and
according to Robson it gives great military fortune, command, invention,
ingenuity and helps in the perfection of arts and sciences. The constellation of
Orion will fashion alert minds and agile bodies, souls prompt to respond to duty's
call, and hearts which press on with unflagging energy in spite of every trial.
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Placed in the angles, preferment, luck, success and everlasting fame are
promised. If at the same time with Sun, Moon or Jupiter, ample fortune and great
honor. According to Noonan it gives the power of a superior athlete, being
endowed with outstanding agility and speed of body. Variable moods and the
mind always anxious with the immediate problems of the day. Honors and titles.
Ebertin says that it gives everlasting fame. Larousse Encyclopedia of Astrology:
Said to be a harbinger of wealth.
Considering the chart degreecally, the four angles form a grand cross where the quality of
Mars being vibrated by the stars of the angles influence him. These stars promise strength
of the mind and alertness, unflagging energy to face everyday trails. For a world class
cricketer every day is a test and trial requiring a lot of physical energy and an alert mind.
Virgo, his ascendant, shows meticulous craftsmanship, and its lord Mercury in the sign of
Aries shows enterprise, dynamism and always keen on moving forward. The despositor of
Mercury is in the Vth house (the house of sports and entertainment) along with Jupiter,
making a grand trine with Uranus (indicating flashes of great intuition and genius) on the
ascendant and Saturn (caution and intelligence) in the IXth house. Combining the aspectual
influence of the planets in different signs and the powerful fixed stars on the angles, Sachin
Tendulkar the uno numero in the world of cricket, the record breaker, is destined to get
honour, fame and wealth showered throughout his life. Further, there is reference to
creativity, mental activity, etc., indicating that he could be a future guide, coach, teacher,
columnist or commentator in the world of cricket and related fields.
Other Cusps On The Fixed Stars
The IInd cusp on Izar (27^ G 46`) in the constellation of Epsilon Bootes and of the nature of
Mercury and Saturn. According to Robson it is said to give prosperity from work, strong
desires, a tendency to excess, a fondness for rural pursuits, together with some liking for
occultism.
The VIIIth cusp is on Vertex (27^ A 29`) in the constellation of M31 Andromeda of the
nature of Mars and the Moon. According to Robson this star causes blindness, injuries to
the eyes, sickness and a violent death. As it falls on the VIIth cusp, utmost care should be
taken of health and related issues, especially the eyes.
The IXth cusp falls on Misam (28 ^ B 20`) (the star of sports) in the constellation of Eta
Perseus, and of the nature of Jupiter and Saturn, making one intelligent, strong, bold,
courageous and adventurous.
The IXthe cusp also falls on Maia, in the constellation of 20 Taurus and of the nature of
Moon and Mars, a star that gives courage, helps sportsmen and gives them optimism.
The XIth cusp falls on Aludra in the constellation of Eta Canis Major, of the nature of
Venus, It is said to give good qualities, charity and a faithful heart, but violent and
dangerous passions.
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The XIIth cusp falls on Regulas(the star of sports, military and adventure) (29^ E 28`) in the
constellation of Cor Leonis and of the nature of Mars and Jupiter. According to Robson it
makes its natives magnanimous, grandly liberal, generous, ambitious, fond of power,
desirous of command, high-spirited, energetic and independent. The importance of this star
is accentuated by its nearness to the ecliptic. Its effect is in the best sense that of Jupiter and
Mars. Since it is on the XIIth cusp relating to loss, expenditure, self undoing, the native
should be careful in this respect. The XIIth cusp shows investment too. Perhaps this could
help him in investments made in insurance and pension schemes, etc.,since the Lord of the
XIIth is in the VIIIth, almost trine to it, that too in the down to earth sign Taurus.
The Luminaries On The Fixed Stars
1. The Sun on Sheretan (3^ B 37`) (the star of aggressiveness, ferocity and great risk) in
the constellation of Beta Aries, of the nature of Saturn and Mars. According to
Ebertin daredevils and bold, danger is indicated when acting impulsively and in a
foolhardy way. Dre. Eric Morse says that about 300 years ago this star was in Aries
and had very aggressive power but after coming to Taurus, the barbaric aggressive
tendency has been coloured by the practical down to earth mentality of Taurus, that
is powerful determination to achieve, typical of the Taurus and Mars-Saturn
Comination.
2. The Moon on Dhenib (19^ J 26`) (the star that gives passion, will and a penetrating
mind for one’s avocation) in the constellation of Zeta Aquila and of the nature of
Mars and Jupiter. According to Robson it is said to give great imagination, strong
passions, indomitable will, a dominating character, and influence over others,
clairvoyance, a keen penetrating mind and ability for chemical research. Noonan
says that it gives success in martial arts (or sports).
Considering the signs in which the luminaries are placed, they again show determination and
practical application of the soul and the mind towards ambition to achieve with
determination.
Other Planets On The Fixed Star
Mars on Castra (19 ^ K 56`) in the constellation of Epsilon Caprionus and of the nature of
Jupiter and Saturn. According to Robson it gives malevolence, destructiveness, an
uncontrollable temper.
Saturn is on a) Nihal (17 ^ C 55`), the star that helps athletes and b) Headus 1 (18 ^ C 12`)
in the constellation of Haedi 1 and of the nature of Mars and Mercury. According to
Ptolemy the bright stars are like Mars and Mercury. The constellation is said to give selfconfidence, interest in social and educational problems. Happiness, but danger of great
vicissitudes (changes of circumstances effecting one's life).
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Jupiter and Mars, who are also important for success and vitality are trine the lord of the 5th
(sports) Saturn. Saturn is also trine Uranus, the lord of the sixth (competition). This Grand
trine from Libra Uranus), Aquarius (Jupiter and Mras) and Gemini (Saturn) intellectual and
refined use of force, creativity, talents and personal enterprise and success.
Man changes his attitude according to circumstances and all the good and evil qualities
show their colour from time to time. The aim of astrology from times immemorial was to
know everything, suppress the evil traits and forcefully cultivate the good qualities that
would make a person civilized and successful.
Venus falls on Hamal (7 ^
B 29`) a star that gives determination, tact and grace.
Rahu falls on Nunki (20 ^ J 37`). As Rahu is in Capricorn, it has influence over the 5th
house that rules sport and entertainment, as Saturn is the dispositor of Rahu. As Saturn in
the native’s chart gives all the traits of an athlete, so Rahu too has a great role to play. The
star Nunki makes a person bold, truthful, straightforward, courageous, practical and selfcentred. All these qualities are essential for a cricketer and in aspect, the Sun (life giver) in
the sign of practicality, determination for results is trine Rahu.
`This star cricketer has Regulus (a geat star of military and sports) on the XIIth cusp, giving
him public honour and great credit in distant lands and Betelgues (also an Orion star of
military and sports) giving him everlasting fame.
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NO : 6
ELIZABETH ROSEMOND TAYLOR
Born on February 27, l932 at 2.00 GMT, in London, England. a veritable movie legend
Father: Francis Taylor, art dealer; American.
Mother: Sara Taylor (née Sothern), actress; American; born 1895; died 1994 at age 99.
Children:
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Son: Michael Wilding, actor, restaurateur; born January 6, 1953; father, Michael
Wilding.
Daughter: Laele; born 1961; gave birth to Taylor's first grandchild, Finnian
McMurray, August 23, 1998.
Son: Christopher Wilding, photographer, film editor; born February 27, 1955; from
1981 to 1989 was married to Aileen Getty (born 1959; granddaughter of J. Paul
Getty; tested positive for HIV infection 1990); had two children together Caleb (born
1983) and Andrew (born 1985).
Daughter: Elizabeth Tivey (née Todd) (aka Liza Tivey); born August 6, 1957;
father, Mike Todd.
Daughter: Maria Carson (née Burton); born 1961; German orphan, adopted with
Richard Burton in 1964.
Occupations: Actor, Model, Producer.
Quote: "The more, the better, has always been my motto."
At the age of nine, Elizabeth had received her first movie contract and was featured in
"There's One Born Every Minute.”
Elizabeth Taylor was truly one of the world's most beautiful women during the peak of her
career. She has always lived her life the way she chose to, and has appeared in some classic
American
films.
Elizabeth Taylor is a two-time Academy Award winning actress with a career that stretches
back to the 1940s.
Elizabeth Taylor has had three fairly distinct lives:
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as the child star of movies like National Velvet;
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as a fiery Hollywood prima donna, the acknowledged "world’s most beautiful
woman" andstar of movies like Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Cleopatra;
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and as an older Hollywood grande dame and tabloid favorite
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Elizabeth Taylor is one of the few survivors from Hollywood's Golden Era. Her life has
been an often-tragic fairy tale, with a revolving door of famous husbands, lovers, substance
abuse, and scandals. She almost died at 29, but bounced back in time to win her first Oscar.
She has been married eight times (twice to legendary actor Richard Burton), and became
infamous for breaking up other people's marriages.
Husband:
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Nicholas Conrad Hilton Jr. (aka Nicky Hilton), hotelier; married May 6, 1950;
divorced January 29, 1951.
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Stanley Donen, director; together briefly in 1951.
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Michael Wilding, actor; married February 21, 1952; filed for divorce October 4,
1956.
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Mike Todd (aka Michael Todd), producer, promoter, showman; married February 2,
1957 until his death in a plane crash in New Mexico March 23, 1958.
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Eddie Fisher, singer, actor; married 1959; divorced March 6, 1964.
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Richard Burton, actor; married March 15, 1964 in Montreal; divorced June 26, 1974;
remarried October 1975; divorced again summer 1976; Burton died in 1984.
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John Warner, politician, U.S. Senator; married December 4, 1976; divorced
November 7, 1982; Republican Senator from Virginia.
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Victor Luna, attorney, Mexican; Taylor broke off engagement in August 1984.
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Dennis Stein, business executive; Taylor broke off engagement in 1985.
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Larry Fortensky (aka Lawrence Lee Fortensky), teamster; construction-equipment
operator; married October 6, 1991, at Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch in Santa
Ynez, California; born 1952 in Stanton, California; met at the Betty Ford Clinic in
1987; divorced November 1996.
Awards:
1956: Special Golden Globe: Consistent Performance.
1959: Golden Globe : Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama), Suddenly, Last Summer.
1960: Oscar: Best Actress, Butterfield 8.
1966: National Board of Review Award: Best Actress, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
1966: New York Film Critics Circle Award: Best Actress, Who's Afraid of Virginia. Woolf?;
tied with Lynn Redgrave for Georgy Girl.
1966: Oscar: Best Actress, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
1966: British Film Academy Award: Best British Actress, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?..
1972: Berlin Film Festival Best Actress Award: Hammersmith Is Out.
1973: Golden Globe: World Film Favorite—Female.
1981: Theatre World Award: The Little Foxes; special citation marking her Broadway debut.
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1981: Special Outer Critics Circle Award: Debut, The Little Foxes.
1985: Cecil B. DeMille Award: life achievement, presented by Hollywood Foreign Press
Association.
1992: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: statuette presented by Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences; shared award with Audrey Hepburn.
1993: American Film Institute Life Achievement Award.
1997: Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
Elizabeth was the first actress to be paid one million dollars for a film role--l963's
"Cleopatra
Stripped of the trappings of glamour, Elizabeth's greatest role was her dynamic performance
in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966), for which she deservedly won her second
Academy Award
Elizabeth enjoys the status of being a true screen legend (one of only a handful), so she can
pick and choose her projects
At seventy-two years of age, she is a savvy businesswoman who dedicates a lot of her time
and energy to the fight against AIDS, a cause close to her heart.
Elizabeth has indeed lived a life filled with passion, and she continues to dazzle us with her
amazing courage. She is, and will remain, a national treasure.
The Effects Of Fixed Stars In The Chart Of Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor:
It is said that fixed stars do not cast any rays. They influence cusps and planets in
conjunction , opposition and by parallel of declination. In the case of Elizabeth Taylor
there are a few instances where these fixed stars influence the cusps and planets through
opposition so far as art and acting abilities are concerned.
Fixed Stars On The Angles:
1. On the Ascendant is a Royal Star Antares (8^ i 49`) in the constellation of in the
constellation of Alpha Scorpius and of the nature of Mars and Jupiter. The ascendant
is also influenced by the opposite fixed stars of the descendant (ie, Aldebaren and
Ain) to acquire artistic abilities. This is one of the four key stars in the heavens, also
called archangel star, Oriel (Antares) Watcher of the West. Antares was the "Fire
Star" in China, Who Sing. It seems to have been invoked in worship centuries before
our era for protection against fire. Indian astrology used alpha (Antares), sigma, and
tau for their 18th nakshatra Jyestha, "Oldest", Indra, the sky-god, being regent of the
asterism that was figured as a pendent Ear Jewel.
Robson says that it causes malevolence, destructiveness, liberality, broadmindedness, evil presages and danger of fatality and makes its natives rash,
ravenous, headstrong and destructive to themselves by their own obstinacy. This is
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an important star for military personnel and is said to convey mental alertness,
strategic ability and courage and to make dare-devils, especially if tied up with the
MC, Ascendant, Sun or Jupiter. If rising: Riches and honor, violence, sickness,
benefits seldom last. Ebertin says that it is of Mars nature, in which the powers of
Mercury and Jupiter and Saturn are also added. Antares makes people tough,
belligerent and pugnacious. This is an important star for military personnel and is
said to convey mental alertness, strategic ability and courage and to make daredevils, especially if tied up with the MC, Ascendant, Sun or Jupiter. Bernadette
Brady states that people with Antares prominent may well cause their own undoing –
they may have to conquer themselves first before they can make a contribution to
others.
2.
The IVth cusp Algenib (5^ A 12`) in the constellation of Gama Pegasus and of the
nature of Mars and Mercury. Ebertin says that it gives a penetrating mind and a
strong will, as well as determination. An impressive way of speaking and a gift for
oratory. If angular with Mercury and Uranus, Algenib will make for an inventive
spirit.
3.
The VIIth cusp on Aldabaren (8^ C 41`)(the star giving honour through art and
artistic abilities) in the constellation of Occulus Tauri and of the nature of Mars.
Ptolemy gives Aldebaran the nature of Mars, although there clearly seems to be a
large dose of Jupiter present. Vivian Robson, in his classic Fixed Stars and
Constellations in Astrology, says this about Aldebaran's influence: “It gives honor,
intelligence, eloquence, ferocity, a tendency to sedition, a responsible position,
public honors and gain of power and wealth through others, but its benefits seldom
prove lasting and there is also danger of violence and sickness.” Bernadette Brady
says that looked at basic myths related to Aldebaran and concluded that one could
succeed while overcoming challenges to one’s integrity. In Indian astrology Rohini,
used for this star and for this 4th nakshatra; "A Red Deer" known also as the "The
Star of Ascent". Symbol; a Temple or Wagon Regent. Prajapati was the creator. As
the 2nd Arabic manzil, Aldebaran influenced buildings, fountains, wells and gold
mines.
The VIIth cusp also falls on Ain (7 ^
4
C 19`) which enhancing artistic abilities.
The Xth cusp on Diadem (8^ G) ( the star giving the ability of the stage) in the
constellation of Alpha Coma Berenices and of the nature of Saturn and Mars.
Robson says that it is said to give a suave and well-bred manner, with great personal
charm, but to lead to an idle and dissipated life. There is some love of, or, ability for
the stage.
Out of the four angles the ascendant and the descendant are of mutable signs whereas the 4th
and 10th are of cardinal signs. The ascendant is the sign which depicts exploration, sport, etc.
while the culmination comprises of the most pleasant sign of the zodiac giving a flair for
artistic talents and the stage with the conjunction of Diaden. From the age of 9 till date she is
holding the stage and is one of the greatest celebrities the world has ever seen.
She is
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and death. She escaped the jaws of death at the age of 29 and 68. So far as the VIIth cusp is
concerned, on the lower level Aldebaren brings about a deeper involvement in sexual
relationships often going beyond traditional social mores, induced by strong impulses and in
a state of intoxication. Aldabaren leads the soul into the mundane world with all its
pleasures, attachments and drunkenness. It directs the individual towards the physical world
of illusion, with all its comforts and luxuries. Further, as Prof. G.B. Forbes points out, the
degreecal conjunction of Uranus (lord of III - parakramsthana)) and Venus (lord of VI and X
– karmasthana) enhances these tendencies. Hence Elizabeth Taylor did have many
marriages and love affairs. Further, from the astrologiocal point of view VIIth lord
Mercury is conjunct the Sun in Pisces (a sign of duality and delusion and self undoing)
opposed by their dispositor Neptune, a significator of of deceipt, fraud, either by the native
or her partners. It is also possible that the parties could be heterosexual or have liking for
the members of their own sex.. Many of the ills have been averted due to the mutual
reception between Mercury and Neptune. Further Venus is also conjunct Uranus. It is said
that when Uranus afflicts Libra, there are problems with marriage. Bernadett Brady: “As
her Venus(17^ A 8`) was setting Procyon (24^ D 24`) was culminating.. Procyon is linked
to Venus and connected to her MC (in parans) she is known to the world for her failed
marriages.”
Other Cusps On Fixed Star:
The IInd cusp falls on Vega (14^ J 02`) in the Star of Alpha Lyra and of the nature of
Venus and Mercury. Ebertin says Vega is supposed to give artistic talents especially for
music and acting, but also a liking for good living. With eccentric artists, this may lead to a
debauched life. Tied up with Jupiter or Venus, Vega is said to pave the way to riches and
fame.
Vth cusp on Tyl (1 ^ B 49`) (the star of emotions and artistic talents) in theconstellation of
Draco and of the nature of of Saturn and Mercury. According to Ptolemy the bright stars
are like Saturn and Mars. Draco gives an artistic and emotional but somber nature, a
penetrating and analytical mind, much travel and many friends. The lord of the Vth house is
Venus. Again a significator of art.
VIIIth cusp on a) Dzibin (12^ D 49`) in the constellation of Draco and of the nature of
Saturn and Mercury, which is also a star that influences art and artists.
b)Canopus (14^ D 02`) in the constellation of Alpha Carina of the nature of Jupiter and
Saturn. Ebertin says that Canopus has been noted several times in the nativities of writers
and film actors and especially of those persons who, in our times, have had to undertake
many journeys in connection with their position. Robson says that according to Ptolemy it is
of the nature of Saturn and Jupiter; and, to Alvidas, of the Moon and Mars. It gives piety,
conservatism, a wide and comprehensive knowledge, voyages and educational work, and
changes evil to good.
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c) Sirus (13^ D 10`) in the constellation of Canis Major and of the nature of Jupiter and
Mars. According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Jupiter and Mars and, to Alvidas, of the
Moon, Jupiter and Mars. It gives honor, renown, wealth, ardor, faithfulness, devotion,
passion and resentment, and makes its natives custodians, curators and guardians. Ebertin
says that according to tradition, Sirius will give a famous death with honors beyond the
grave, if positioned in the 8th house. Larousse Encyclopedia of Astrology states that it is a
harbinger of fame. Sirius will make her blaze in its glory forever.
XIth cusp is on Syrma (2^ H 50`) in the constellation of Iota Virgo and of the nature of
Mercury and Mars. Noonan says that this star is said to be prominent in the charts of
Mohammed and Moses, the Arabs considered this star as the most fortunate of their lunar
stations. Favorable for extracting treasures.
XIIth cusp is on Unukalahai (21^ H 06`) in the constellation of Alpha Serpensand of the
nature of Saturn and Mars. According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Saturn and Mars; to
Simmonite, of Saturn and Venus; to Pearce, of Saturn, Venus and Mars; and, to Alvidas, of
Mars and Saturn in opposition to Venus. It gives immorality, accidents, violence and danger
of poison.
The Luminaries On The Fixed Stars:
1.
2.
The Sun is on Skat (7^ L 54`) in the constellation of Delta aquarius and of the nature
of Jupiter and Saturn. According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Saturn and Jupiter;
to Simmonite, of Uranus; and, to Alvidas, of Uranus and Venus in sextile to
Mercury. Robson says it gives good fortune and lasting happiness in general. He
further says that when with the Sun, it makes one sensitive, emotional, psychic;
criticism and persecution through mediumship, but help from friends. The Sun is
conjunct Mercury in Pisces and many good artists have Pisces prominent in their
charts. In this case Neptune the dispositor of Sun and Mercury is in Virgo (the sign
of meticulous craftsmanship and service to others) is on Thuban (6 Vir 30) which is a
star influencing art and acting. Further, there is a mutual reception between Neptune
and Mercury. Besides this, Neptune being the higher octave of Venus is also a
significator of Art, acting and photography.
The Moon is on South Scale( zuben El Genubi) (14^ H 06`) in the constellation of
Alpha Libra and of the nature of Saturn and Mars according to Ptolemy, but later
authors substitute Saturn and Venus or Saturn and Mercury, and Alvidas likens it to
Mars, Venus and Saturn. According to Robson it causes malevolence, obstruction, an
unforgiving character, violence, disease, lying, crime, disgrace, and danger of
poison. Eric Morse in the Living Stars say that the association of this star with a
scorpion's claw, used for making love as well as for slaying its prey. It does not let
go until one or other matter is complete and onlookers are not sure which of the two
acts are in process. Sometimes even the Scorpion seems to get it wrong along the
way! It frequently shows up ill-aspected in many unfortunate situations, from
domestic strife and miscarriages of justice to psychopathic killings that started out in
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the guise of love. Its appearance in better aspect is often just the right moment to
repair a relationship and to reconsider an earlier harsh judgment. Well aspected and
on the 'right planet' we have someone of courage who will fight for right, but is
generous to his opponents when they are defeated. If harshly aspected, especially to
Mars, Saturn or the Moon, justice may well take a back seat to vengeance.
In natal astrology, both the Sun (lord of IX in III house conjunct Mercury the lord of VIII
and the Moon, lord of VIIIth in XIth ) are trine to each other from third house and eleventh
house. Both are in watery signs full of emotions and with Pluto in Cancer, there is a
formation of a grand trine. There is also a mutual reception between the Moon and Pluto,
Such a configuration gives easy contacts and increases the power of attraction and emotion,
making relationships rather easy and full of gains.
Other Planets And Points On Fixed Stars:
Saturn on Altaire (0^ K 44`) in the constellation of Alpha Aquila and of the nature eof
Mars and Jupiter. Robson says that "It is said to give great imagination, strong passions,
indomitable will, a dominating character, and influence over others. Associated with
immoderate ambition.”
Mars on Enie (0^ L 56`) in the constellation of Epsilon Pegasus and of the nature of Mars
and Mercury. The constellation gives ambition, vanity, intuition, enthusiasm, caprice and
bad judgment according to Robson.
Jupiter on Dubhe (14^ E 12`) in the constellation of Alpha Ursa Majoris and of the nature of
Mercury and Venus. It is said to give a quiet, prudent, suspicious, mistrustful, selfcontrolled, patient nature, but an uneasy spirit and great anger when roused.
Neptune planet signifying art and acting is on Thuban (6^ F 48`) (The star of artistic talent
and abilities) in the constellation of Alpha Draco and of the nature of Saturn and Mars.
According to Ptolemy the bright stars are like Saturn and Mars. Draco gives an artistic and
emotional but somber nature, a penetrating and analytical mind, much travel and many
friends, but danger of robbery and accidental poisoning. It gives craft, ingenuity, and valor.
Pluto, the planet of transformation is in an emotional sign, being influenced by Sulaphat (20^
J 54`)(a star giving artistic abilities) in the constellation of Gamma Lyra and of the nature
of Venus and Mercury. According to Ptolemy, Lyra (a musical instrument) is like Venus
and Mercury. It is said to give an harmonious, poetical and developed nature, fond of music
and apt in science and art. Fixed stars influence planets and cusps by conjunction and
opposition.
The other two significators of art Venus conjunct Uranus, fall on Nodus II (a star giving
artistic abilities) (16^ A 19`) in the constellation of Draco and of the nature of Saturn and
Mars. According to Ptolemy Draco gives an artistic and emotional but somber nature, a
penetrating and analytical mind, much travel and many friends.
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Rahu on Azelfafe (27^ L 20`) (the star giving love of art and success in occupations of
amusements and ornaments) in the constellation of Pi 1 Cygnus and of the nature of Venus
and Mercury. Cygnus gives a contemplative, dreamy, cultured and adaptable nature. The
affections are ill regulated and unsteady, the talents develop late. There is some love of
water and swimming and the arts.
Fortuna on Rigel(15^ C 52`) in the constellation of Beta Orion and of the nature of Jupiter
and Mars. According to Ptolemy and Lilly it is of the nature of Jupiter and Saturn, but later
authors consider it favorable and similar to Jupiter and Mars. Alvidas likens it to Mercury
Mars and Jupiter. It gives benevolence, honor, riches, happiness, glory, renown and
inventive or mechanical ability. Rigel is also said to give an early rise and she started acting
from the age of nine.
The confusing but very interesting birth chart of Elizabeth Taylor brings a lot of
complications and confusions at first sight. But after some introspection it is clear that the
lord of the ascendant, Jupiter in Leo (the sign of the showman) is trine the ascendant and
Venus conjunct Uranus (also significators of art and acting) This formation of a fiery grand
trine through translation of light gives a full flow of artistic talents. A similar grand trine
with the element of water is shown between the Moon, Rahu and Pluto, that transforms her
expressions through a blend of emotions, mysticism and passion, thereby assisting her raise
her status to a superstar uncompated, as portrayed in “Cleopatra”.
The above combinations are influenced by:
1)
The stars of the descendant influencing the ascendant with artistic skills and
abilities
2)
The star of the Xth cusp giving her the abilities of the stage
3)
The second cusp having the artistic and musical talents
4)
The fifth cusp giving artistic and musical nature
5)
The eight cusp influencing art and artists
6)
The Sun and Mercury influenced by Thuban in opposition
7)
Neptune, the higher octave of Venus on Thuban signifying art.
8)
Pluto influenced by Sulaphat (a star of artisitic abilities) by opposition
9)
Venus and Uranus (significators of artistic skills) on Nudus II, a star giving
artistic talents and skills
10)
Rahu on Azelfafe, the star giving love of art and related occupations
11)
Fortuna on Rigel giving an early rise
12)
Finally, the VIIIth cusp on Sirus, indicating a famous death and in the words
of Ebertin “honours beyond the grave”.
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NO. 7
Thomas Alva Edison
- the the most influential figure of the millennium..
Born Feb 11 1847 at 11.38 p.m.. Milan, Ohio, USA.- Died Oct 18 1931.
"... Thomas Edison was more responsible than any one else for creating the modern world
.... No one did more to shape the physical character of our present day civilization....
Accordingly, he was the most influential figure of the millennium...." The Heroes Of The
Age: Electricity And Man
"Be courageous! Whatever setbacks America has encountered, it has always emerged as a
stronger and more prosperous nation.... Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith and
go forward!” Thomas Alva Edison
He led no armies into battle, he conquered no countries, and he enslaved no peoples...
Nonetheless, he exerted a degree of power the magnitude of which no warrior ever dreamed.
His name still commands a respect as sweeping in scope and as world-wide as that of any
other mortal - a devotion rooted deep in human gratitude and untainted by the bias that is
often associated with race, color, politics, and religion.
Edison was quoted as saying, "Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent
perspiration."
In his lifetime, Thomas Alva Edison profoundly affected the technology of modern society.
The American inventor was born February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. He was the seventh and
last child of Samuel Edison, Jr. and Nancy Elliot Edison. When Edison was 7 years old, his
family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, after his father hired on as a carpenter at the Fort
Gratiot military post.
Edison entered school in Port Huron, but his teachers considered him to be a dull student.
Because of hearing problems, Edison had difficulty following the lessons and his school
attendance became sporadic. Nevertheless, Edison became a voracious reader and at age 10,
he set up a laboratory in his basement.
Amazingly, during his childhood, he received only three months of schooling. When he was
12 years old, he got a job selling newspapers in Port Huron, Michigan. During his spare time
as a paperboy, he would experiment with the printing press and other appliances. During this
time, he learned how to operate a newspaper printing press, and in 1862, he published his
own weekly paper.
In a strange twist of fate, Edison saved an officials child, and was rewarded by being taught
telegraphy. Edison showed his engineering genius with telegraphy when he designed a
telegraphic repeating instrument, which could automatically transport a message over a
second line. This invention would later on make Edison very rich.
When his mother could not longer stand the smell of his chemistry lab, Edison took a job as
a trainboy on the Grand Trunk Railway and established a new lab in an empty freight car.
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He was 12 at the time. Edison also began printing a weekly newspaper, which he called the
Grand Trunk Herald.
From 1862 to 1868, Edison worked as a roving telegrapher in the Midwest, the South,
Canada, and New England. During this time, he began developing a telegraphic repeating
instrument that made it possible to transmit messages automatically. By 1869, Edison's
inventions, including the duplex telegraph and message printer, were progressing so well, he
left telegraphy and began a career of full-time inventing and entrepreneurship
The Principal Inventions And Discoveries Of Thomas Edison.
1868: Invented the electrical vote recorder.
1869: Invented the universal stock ticker and the unison stop.
1872: Invented the motograph. Invented the automatic telegraph system. Invented duplex,
quadruplex, sextuplex, and multiplex telegraph systems. Invented paraffin paper. Invented
the carbon rheostat.
1875: Discovered "Etheric Force," an electric phenomenon that is the foundation of wireless
telegraphy.
1876: Invented the electric pen used for the first mimeographs.
1877: Invented the carbon telephone transmitter, making telephony commercially practical.
This included the microphone used in radio. Invented the phonograph. This was Edison's
favorite invention. He sponsored the Edison Phonograph Polka to help popularize the new
device.
1879:Discovered incandescent light. Radically improved dynamos and generators.
Discovered a system of distribution, regulation, and measurement of electric currentswitches, fuses, sockets, and meters.
1880: Invented the magnetic ore separator.
1880: Discovered the "Edison Effect," the fundamental principle of electronics.
1885: Discovered a system of wireless induction telegraph between moving trains and
stations. He also patented similar systems for ship-to-shore use.
1891: Invented the motion picture camera.
1896: Invented the fluoroscope. Invented the fluorescent electric lamp.
1900: Invented the nickel-iron-alkaline storage battery.
1914: Invented the electric safety miner's lamp. Discovered the process for manufacturing
synthetic carbolic acid.
1915: Conducted special experiments on more than 40 major war problems for the Navy
Department. Edison served as Chairman of the Naval Consulting Board and did much other
work on National Defense.
1927-1931: Tested 17,000 plants for rubber content as a source of rubber in war
emergencies. A piece of vulcanized rubber was made from a Goldenrod strain he
developed.
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Effects Of Fixed Stars In The Chart Of President APJ Abdul Kalam
Fixed Stars on the angles:
1.
The Ascendant on Nusakan (6^ h 59`) in the constellation of Beta Corona
Boeralis and of the nature o f Venus and Mars. This is known as "The Crown
of Eternal Life," and a biblical association is 'Diadem of Solomon'
Latin
words for 'crown (corona) and 'horn' (eornu) and both express the same sense of
elevation, power and enlightenment. Both are raised above the head and both are
the emblems of power and of light. Alchemical iconography depicts the spirits
of the planets receiving their light, in the shape of crowns, from the hand of their
king, the Sun. All crowns share the dazzle and symbolism of the solar crown.
Both in yoga and in Islam, too, the crown of the head is the point through which
the soul escapes the confines of the body to ascend to superhuman states. In
Hindu fashion, it is the sahasrara padma, the thousand~leaved lotus. It is a
proverbial symbol of the principle that guides learning and knowledge.
2.
IVth house on Alnair (12^ k 54`) in the constellation of Alpha Grus. Tobsons
describes this constellation as a retiring, active, proud, watchful, kind, idealistic
and devoted nature, with a liking for astronomy.
3.
VIIth cusp on a) Hamal(5^ B 30`) in the constellation of Alpha Arietis and of the
nature of Saturn and Jupiter. It is termed as a yellowstar on the forehead of the
Ram. Dr. Eric Morse states "All the Aries stars have been in the sign Taurus for
200-300 years now. Hamal just over 600, (Botein year 505AD) and in this same
period we have seen large-scale aggression change its nature from barbaric
raiding and migration of earlier centuries to the building of large empires which
had to be administered and kept in peace and good order, as well as exploited by
their conquerors. This is typical both of the sign Taurus and of the planet
Saturn". According to Dr. Eric Morse it is headstrong and often aggressive, yet
potentially capable leaders and protectors of their community, all qualities of the
Ram and the Bull. b)Schedir (5^ B 40`) in the constellation of Alpha Cassiopeia
and of the nature of Saturn and Venus. According to Ebertin
this star
incorporates serious demeanor with joi-se-vivre. This star is not considered
unlucky, but a certain amount of demonic power seems to be ascribed to it.
Should good living transgress reasonable limits the results will be
disadvantageous). c)Adhil (5^ B 44`) in the constellation of XI Andromedia and
of the nature of Venus. Robson say that it "It is said to bestow purity of thought,
virtue, honor and dignity upon its natives, but to cause battle with chimerical
(wildly fanciful, highly improbable) fears and a tendency to become easily
discouraged.
4.
Xth cusp on Dubhe(13^ E 43`) in the constellation of Alpha Ursa Major
According to Raobson it is said to give a quiet, prudent, suspicious, mistrustful,
self-controlled, patient nature, but an uneasy spirit and great anger when roused.
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The Other Cusps On The Fixed Stars
VIth cusp on Alphertz (12^ A 11`) in the constellation of Alpha Andromeda and of the
nature of Jupiter and Venus. Nearly every inventor and "famous first" has a connection to
this star and Alpheratz was activated when many worthwhile inventions were patented or
brought to public attention. The traditional influences gives independence, freedom, love.
VIIth cusp on Hyadium II (4^ C 40`)(a star assisting inventions) in the constellation of
Gamma Taurus and of the nature of Saturn-Mercury in Ptolemy's coding, which we might
well describe as unhappy thoughts and so it shows up when the star is on a difficult spot or
planet in a horoscope. But if it be harmonious in aspect, instead, the same star denotes a
good clear thinker, writer or speaker. (Dr. Eric Morse).
The cusp on XIth Coxa (12^ F 28`) in the constellation of Teta Leo and of the nature of
Saturn and Venus. This star thetaCoxa shares with delta Zosma share the 10th nakshatra,
Purva Phalguni, delta being the junction star between the two Phalguni asterisms. These
stars are said to give the ability to prophesy [perhaps relating to the symbolism of the bookcarrying lion in his prophetic role (Allen).
XIIth cusp on Algorab(11^ G 30`) in the constellation of Delta Corvus and of the nature of
Mars and Saturn. Robson says that according to Ptolemy, Corvus is like Mars and Saturn. It
is said to give craftiness, greediness, ingenuity, patience, revengefulness, passion,
selfishness, lying, aggressiveness and material instincts, and sometimes causes its natives to
become agitators.
Luminaries on fixed stars:
The Sun on Sador (22^ K 44`) in the constellation of Gamma Cygnus and of the nature of
Venus and Mercury. Sador is a star in the breast of The Swan Cygnus. Cygnus gives a
contemplative, dreamy, cultured and adaptable nature. The affections are ill regulated and
unsteady, the talents develop late. In the Far East the swan is the symbol of gracefulness,
nobility and valor. It is hard to separate the two birds in Hindu iconography; Brahma's 'swan'
(Hamsa) used as his steed has the appearance of a wild goose. As de Mallmann says, the
etymological kinship between hamsa and anser (Latin for 'goose') 'hits one between the
eyes'. The Hamsa which was Varuna's steed was a water-fowl; Brahma's steed was the
symbol of the elevation of the unformed towards the Heaven of knowledge.
The Moon on Facies (6^ J 10`) in the constellation of M22 Sagittarius and of the nature of
Mars and the Sun. Dr. Eric Morse says that there is a positive side to Facies, it symbolizes
well that kind of Sagittarian who goes out to climb mountains, race cars, enter the ski-jump
team or the Grand National steeplechase, making it right to the top and no doubt breaking a
few bones along the way. On the more philosophical side it will mark those who must see
their outlook and beliefs carried into practical effect somewhere, so that they go out on
missions, set up their own churches and centers engage in good works of famine or refugee
relief and so on. Inevitably they get hurt at times, but perhaps find compensation in the value
of their works. .
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Other Planets On Fixed Stars
Mars on Polis (1^ J 05`) in the constellation of Mu Sagittarius and of the nature of Jupiter
and Mars.According to Robson it gives success, high ambition, martial desires,
horsemanship, keen perception and domination.
Mercury on Nashira(19^ K 40`) in the constellation of Gamma Capricornus and of the
nature of Saturn and Jupiter. According to Ebertin, dependent on its position in the chart it
will bring a life full of change. According to Arabic tradition this star will make a native
become a legal advisor or counselor and will give such a person the ability to hold a position
of trust. This star makes for integrity and justice and gives a knowledge of man. Therefore
we see here a refining Saturn influence, this will be achieved if the natal Saturn is well
placed.
Saturn on Sadalmelak (a star favourable for scientific pursuits & helping invention for the
purpose of gains)(1^ L 40`) in the constellation of Alpha Aquarius and of the nature of
Saturn and Mercury and according to Robson it gives the traits of originality, inventive,
psychic, careful, cautious, practical, good judgement, difficulty in putting ideas or
inventions into practice, gain through companies, speculation and matters of an earthy
nature, chronic illness to wife or children, favorable for gain, long life.
Saturn on Formulhat(1^ L 43`) (a star making a successful scientist) in the constellation of
Alpha Piscis and of the nature of Venus and Mercury. According to Ebertin it has a
Mercury-Venus character with a blending of Neptune influence. According to tradition, this
star is of quite variable effect, either very good or very bad, depending on the overall cosmic
structure. It is assumed, however, that the helpful influence is the greater one and if in
conjunction with Mercury, it is said to stimulate mental capabilities and promise success as a
writer or scientist.
Jupiter on Ain (6^ C 20`) and Aldaberan (6^ C 40`) in the constellation of Epsilon Taurus
and of the nature of Mercury and Mars. Dr. Eric Morse says that if it be harmonious in
aspect, instead, the same star denotes a good clear thinker, writer or speaker.
Rahu on Acamar(21^ A 08`) in the constellation of Theta Eridanus and of the nature of
Jupiter. According to Ptolemy all the stars with the exception of Achernar are like Saturn.
Robson says that Eridanus gives a love of knowledge and science, much travel and many
changes, a position of authority, but danger of accidents, especially at sea, and of drowning.
According to Brihat Parasari Hora Shastra , the Ascendant, the Sun and the Moon are of the
greatest importance in a chart, for they represent the personality, the soul and the mind.
Edison’s ascendant falls in Scorpio, the sign that enables man to dig into secrets of nature.
The Sun falls in the most intellectual sign of inventions and discoveries and the Moon falls
on the Archer’s Bow in the sign of ambitions, perseverance and organization. He was truly
capable of imbibing the good traits of Facies as Saturn is on Sadalmelak(1^ L 40` ) giving
traits of invention, originality, perseverance, caution and practical use of knowledge and on
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Formalhaut of the charcter of Mercury-Venus with a blending of Neptune (Saturn’s
dispositor). The stars on various cusps and planets also denote that he is the 'Diadem of
Solomon' , the sahasrara padma, the thousand~leaved lotus, a proverbial symbol of the
principle that guides learning and knowledge, with a love of knowledge and science, a good
clear thinker, with mental capabilities and promises success as a writer or scientist, the
symbol of the elevation of the unformed towards the Heaven of knowledge. Saturn , the
planet of patience, which is a great virtue of a scientist and inventor, is on Sadalmelek and
Formalhaut, both giving him success as a scientist, is trine his IXth house (research and
development) and also his ascendant, givng him difficultes in putting ideas or inventions
into practice, but in this process leading him to perfection.
The lord of the ascendant plays a significant role in the success of a native’s life. Pluto is
conjuct Rahu, on Acamar in the constellation of Eridanus, (Eridanus gives a love of
knowledge and science). The Sun, lord of Xth, conjunct Mercury and Neptune, all in the
sign of science , technology and invention are sextile Rahu and Pluto in the dynamic,
pioneering and ever modern sign Aries, enabling the native spearhead into the field of
inventions and discoveries. Pluto is on Al Pherg (24^ A 31`), a star giving success through
determination according to Noonan. Robson says that it is a star of preparedness, steadiness
and final success.
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NO. 8
Charlie Chaplin
- the memorable tramp
Birth Date
Birth Time
Birth Place
Latitude / Longitude
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04/16/1889 (Apr 16, 1889)
20:00 (08:00 PM) GMT(+0:00)
London, England
51 N 30 / 00 W 10
The British-American entertainer, writer, director and producer was perhaps best known for
his creation of the memorable character, the Tramp, also known as the Little Fellow or
simply Charlie. He first went on stage at age five.
From 1895 until his death on August 28, 1928, his mother was in and out of institutions with
physical and emotional problems. With an alcoholic father who could not care for them,
Charlie and his older half-brother Sydney were placed in children's homes and workhouses.
Charlie first took to the stage when, aged 5, he performed in Music Hall in 1894 when he
stood in for his mother, from whom he learned to sing and act. In 1900, aged 11, his brother
helped get him the role of a comic cat in the pantomime Cinderella at the London
Hippodrome. In 1903 he appeared in Jim, A Romance of Cockayne, followed the same year
by his first regular job when he started playing the part of newspaper boy Billy in Sherlock
Holmes, a part he played into 1906. This was follwed by joining Casey's Court Circus
variety show, and the following year he became a clown in Fred Karno's Fun Factory
slapstick comedy company. With Karno, he visited the US in 1913 and his act was seen by
film producer Mack Sennett who hired Chaplin for his film studio, Keystone.
His first sound picture, The Great Dictator (1940) was an act of defiance against Adolf
Hitler and fascism. Hitler, who was a great fan of movies, is known to have seen the film
twice.
Chaplin's political sympathies always lay with the left. Several of his movies depict the
dismal situation of workers and the poor, with Modern Times (1936) being a prime example.
Although Chaplin had his major successes in the United States, he refused to accept U.S.
citizenship; he was born in England and proudly retained his British nationality. During the
era of McCarthyism, Chaplin was accused of "un-American activities" as a suspected
communist, and his lifelong enemy J. Edgar Hoover, who had instructed the FBI to keep
extensive files on him, tried to remove his residency rights.
In 1952, Chaplin left the United States for a trip to England; Hoover learned about it and
negotiated with the INS that his reentry permit would not be honored. Chaplin decided then
to stay in Europe and made his home in Switzerland. He returned briefly for an award
ceremony in 1972.
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Chaplin won the honorary Oscar twice. When the first Oscars were awarded on May 16,
1929, the voting audit procedures that now exist had not yet been invented, and the
categories were still very fluid. When it became apparent that Chaplin, who had been
nominated for Best Actor and Best Comedy Direction, would fail to win either award for his
movie The Circus, the Academy decided to give him a special award "for versatility and
genius in acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus". The other film to receive a
special award that year was The Jazz Singer.
Chaplin's second honorary award came 44 years later in 1972 and was "For the incalculable
effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century". He came out of his
exile and collected his award less than a month before the death of J. Edgar Hoover. Chaplin
was also nominated without success for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Original
Screenplay for The Great Dictator (1940), and again for Best Original Screenplay for
Monsieur Verdoux (1947).
In 1973, he received an Oscar for the Best Music in an Original Dramatic Score for the 1952
film Limelight. Because of Chaplin's difficulties with McCarthyism, the film did not open in
Los Angeles when it was first produced. This criterion for nomination was not fulfilled until
1972.
His final films were A King in New York (1957) and A Countess from Hong Kong (1966),
starring Sophia Loren and Marlon Brando.
Chaplin's professional successes were repeatedly overshadowed by reports from his private
life. In 1918, 28 years old, he married the 16 year old Mildred Harris, followed by a divorce
two years later. They had one child together, which died as an infant. In 1924 he fell in love
with the 16 year old Lita Grey during the preparations for his movie Gold Rush. They
married when she became pregnant, and had two sons together. They divorced bitterly in
1927, with Chaplin making a record-breaking divorce settlement of $825,000 the following
year - allegedly turning his hair white. The publication of the divorce court records with
many intimate details led to a campaign against Chaplin. In 1936, Chaplin secretly married
the actress Paulette Goddard. After a number of happy years, this marriage too ended in
divorce in 1942. Shortly thereafter, he met Oona O'Neill, daughter of the dramatist Eugene
O'Neill, and married her in 1943. This marriage was a long and happy one, with eight
children.
On March 4, 1975, after many years of self-imposed exile from his native country, he was
knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. The honour was first proposed in 1956, but vetoed by the
British Foreign Office because the British feared that giving the honour to a known
communist supporter would damage British relations with the United States, at the height of
the Cold War and with planning for the ill-fated invasion of Suez underway.
Charlie Chaplin died in Vevey, Switzerland and was interred in the Corsier-Sur-Vevey
Cemetery in Corsier-Sur-Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. Two months later, on March 3, 1978,
his body was stolen from the cemetery, in an attempt to extract money from his relatives.
The plot failed, the robbers were captured and the body was recovered 11 weeks later near
Lake Geneva.
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A film was made in 1992 about his life entitled Chaplin, directed by Academy Award
winner Sir Richard Attenborough, and starring Robert Downey Jr, Dan Akyroyd, Geraldine
Chaplin (Charlie's daughter), Anthony Hopkins, Milla Jovovich, Moira Kelly, Kevin Kline,
Diane Lane, Penelope Ann Miller, Paul Rhys, Marisa Tomei, Nancy Travis, and James
Woods.
Effects Of Fixed Stars In The Chart Of Charlie Chaplin
Fixed Stars on the angles :
1.
Ascendant on Nusakan(indicating artistic talents and making a living from art)
(7^ H 34`) in the constellation of Beta Corona Borealis and of the nature of
Venus and Mercury. According to Ptolemy it is like Venus and Mercury. It is said
to give artistic ability, love of flowers, lassitude and disillusionment, but to bring
its natives to a position of command.
2.
The Nadir on Sador(22^ K 19`) in the constellation of Gamma Cygnus and of the
nature of Venus and Mercury. Cygnus gives a contemplative, dreamy, cultured
and adaptable nature. The affections are ill regulated and unsteady, the talents
develop late.
3.
The Descendant is on a) Kaffaljdhma(7^ B 53`) is in the constellation of Gama
Cetus and of the nature of Saturn. According to Ptolemy it confers an emotional
and charitable nature and according to Robson it makes one amiable, prudent,
happy by sea and land, and helps to recover lost goods with the ability to
command. b)Archid(8^ B 40`) in the constellation of Eta Cassopeia and of the
nature of Saturn and Venus. According to Robson it gives haughtiness,
boastfulness, exaggerated pride and at the same time power of commanding
respect.
4.
The Culmination is on Subra (22^ E 2`) in the constellation of Omnicron Leo
and of the nature of Venus and Mercury.Leo expresses lust for life, ambition, pride
and exaltation. Denoted by the royal majesty of the King of Beasts, an emblem of
sovereign power, of strength and nobility, and it is coupled to the Sun. Both the
Lion and the Sun symbolize life governed by heat, light, glamour, power and the
glitter of the elite. Thus Leo-types are like triumphant odes sung to the
accompaniment of sounding brass, aflame with the life force. The Leo-type
corresponds to the high-powered character of the strong willed fanatic driven by
the obsession to do. The love of action, that emotionally active strength, is
controlled and directed towards a goal and subservient to long-term designs. A
strong nature, inherently endowed with a full-blooded enjoyment of life, finds
justification for existence by making the heavens ring with its achievements. This
power can be expressed as horizontal deployment, as a Herculean type of
efficiency, as physical presence, physical activity, the here and now. However, it
may also be deployed in vertical tension and provide an Apollonian type of
idealism, in which the powers of enlightenment tend to rule unrivalled.
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Other cusps of the fixed stars
IInd cusp on a) Han (7^ I40`) falls on the constellation of Zeta Ophiucus and of the nature
of Saturn and Venus It is said to give a passionate, blindly good-hearted, wasteful and
easily seduced nature, together with little happiness, unseen dangers, enmity, strife and
slander. b)Antares(8Sag13`) in the concstellation of Alpha Scorpius and of the nature of
Mars and Jupiter. Ebertin says that it is a Mars nature, in which the powers of Mercury and
Jupiter and Saturn are also added. Antares makes people tough, belligerent and pugnacious.
This is an important star for military personnel and is said to convey mental alertness,
strategic ability and courage and to make dare-devils.
IIIrd cusp on a) Marubrium(13^ J 52`) the constellation of Omicrum Saggitarus and of the
nature of Sun and Mars, causing blindness, explosions, fire, flaring heat heroism, courage,
and defiance. But it is star of high performance and activity. b)Vega (13^ J 46`) (artistic
talents especially for music and acting) in the consteelatin of Alpha Lyra and of the nature
of Venus and Mercury. RH Allen says that “ It was one of the stars in the Hindu 20th
nakshatra, Abhijit, "Victorious", the most northern of these stellar divisions and far out of
the Moon's path [usually the stars in moon mansions are ecliptic stars], but apparently
utilized to bring in this splendid object; or, as Mueller says, because it was of specially good
omen, for under its influence the gods had vanquished the Asuras; these last being the Hindu
divinities of evil, similar to the Titans of Greece. It was the doubtful one of that country's
lunar stations, included in some, but omitted in others of their lists in all ages of their
astronomy, and entirely different from the corresponding Arabic manzil and Chinese sieu,
which lay in Capricorn. The Hindus figured it as a Triangle, or as the three-cornered nut of
the aquatic plant Cringata.
Vega, along with Deneb Adige in the Swan, and Altair in the Eagle, forms the Great
Summer Triangle”
Ebertin says that in a good cosmic configuration, Vega is supposed to give artistic talents
especially for music and acting, but also a liking for good living. With eccentric artists, this
may lead to a debauched life. Tied up with Jupiter or Venus, Vega is said to pave the way to
riches and fame. He further says that one can find Vega in corresponding aspects in birth
charts of statesmen, politicians, persons of importance and influential persons with adequate
aspects.
In the present case Jupiter is conjunct the 3rd cusp and Venus and Mars makes a trine to it.
Charlie Chaplin had great talents both for acting and music and has been in a position to
express the depth of the feelings of conscious mind by remembering the plight of the
common man through his artistic symbol the tramp very forcefully and yet in a refined
manner to the public at large.
Vth cusp on Matar(24^ L10`) in the constellation of Eta Pegasus and of the nature of the
Sun. Pegasus is also indicative of a specific mission in life which the inquirer will always
find the time and energy to pursue, although the path may be sewn with difficulties and
limitations. The fifth cusp falls near the exaltation degree of Venus and Venus is sextile to
the fifth cusp along with Mars. Creativity and artistic abilities are forceful and refined, at
the same time.
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VIth cusp on Baten Kaitos(20^ A24`) in the constellation of Zeta Cetus and of the nature of
Saturn. Robson says that it gives compulsory transportation, change or emigration,
misfortune by force or accident, shipwreck but also rescue, falls and blows. In the life of
Charlie Caplin such misfortune by force was there all throught his life. His childhood
tragedy forced him to go to USA. During the last phase of his life, he was forced to leave
the USA and settle in Switzerland till his death. The sixth cusp denotes earning through
service and competition.
VIIIth cusp on a) Ain (indicating artistic talents) (6^ C55`) in the constellation of Epsilon
Taurus and of the nature of Mercury and Mars. One of the Hyades, one of six stars situated
on the forehead marking the northern eye of the Bull Taurus. Dr. Eric Morse says that
Saturn-Mercury star in Ptolemy’s coding, might well describe as unhappy thoughts and so it
shows up when the star is on a difficult spot or planet in a horoscope. But if it be
harmonious in aspect, instead, the same star denotes a good clear thinker, writer or
speaker.Are not all the movies depicting unhappy thoughts of childhood and the deprived
ones, which were flashing in his mind during his time of creativity.
b) Aldabaren( indicating art, human thought and creative talents) (8^ C13`), falling in the
constellation of Occulus Taurus and of the nature of Mars. The Hindu Rohini, use for this
star and for this 4th nakshatra; "A Red Deer" known also as the "The Star of Ascent".
Symbol; a Temple or Wagon Regent. Prajapati was the creator. Rohini also deals with
creativity and artistic talents. Ebertin says tht this star give acknowledged and leading
position, but will make enemies through whom danger will threaten. Extraordinary energy.
Robson says that it gives honor, intelligence, eloquence, steadfastness, integrity, popularity,
courage, ferocity, a tendency to sedition, a responsible position, public honors and gain of
power and wealth through others. Eight cusp denotes other’s wealth and through his artistic
talents and creativity he did rake in millions by entertaining the world.
IXth cusp on a) Canopus( a star of writers and film actors ) (13^ D25`) in the constellation
of Alpha Carina and of the nature of Saturn and Jupiter. Canopus is the second biggest star
in the sky; after Sirius which it closely aligns with by longitude. Allusions to Canopus in
every age indicate that everywhere it was an important star, especially in the Desert where it
was known as the "Ship Of The Desert". The Hindus called it Agastya, one of their Rishis,
or inspired sages, — and helmsman of their Argha, — a son of Varuna, the goddess of the
waters. In the Aresta it is mentioned as "pushing the waters forward" — governing the tides.
Since the 6th century it has been the Star of Saint Catharine, appearing to the Greek and
Russian pilgrim devotees as they approached her convent and shrine at Sinai, on their way
from Gaza, their landing-place.
Robson says that according to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Saturn and Jupiter; and, to
Alvidas, of the Moon and Mars. It gives piety, conservatism, a wide and comprehensive
knowledge, voyages and educational work, and changes evil to good.
Ebertin says that Canopus has been noted several times in the nativities of writers and film
actors and especially of those persons who, in our times, have had to undertake many
journeys in connection with their position.
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The ninth cusp is the bhagyastahn and Charlie Chaplin’s star of writing and acting guided
him to to a journey symbolizing of what is brilliant, glorious, and beautiful, and even now
among the nomads is thus applied to a handsome person according to RH Allen.
b) The ninth cusp also falls on Mekbuda(13^ D27`) in the constellation of Zeta Gemini , of
thenature of Saturn. Gemini is also depicted as two pretty little cherubim, "harmoniously
united in their charming duality". According to Georges Muchery "they are smilingly
planning to do subtle and refined things, holding the shaft of sly irony, and vibrating lyre of
the Arts, while yet retaining the rod of intellectual and sacred science". Such is the triumph
of the intellect and Charlie Chaplin used his artistic genius to everlasting heights.
XIth cusp on: a) Labrum (25^ F09`) in the constellation of Delta Crater and of the nature of
Mercury and Venus. Noonan says that it gives Good mental abilities while Robson says
that it gives ideality, psychic power, intelligence, honor and riches in disgrace and purifies to
salvation. b)Alkaid (25^ F22`) in the constellation of Ursa Major and of the nature of
Mercury and the Moon. Manilius Astronomica 1st century AD depicts those born at the
rising of this constellation will be tamers of wild beasts, that is men to teach bears, bulls and
lions to lay aside their fierceness and share in human ways. c)Zavijava(25^ F6`) falls in the
constellation of Beta Virgo and is of the nature of Mercury and Mars. According to Robson
this star gives beneficence, force of character, strength, combative movements and
destructiveness.
XIIth cusp ( conjunct Uranus )on a) Heze(20^
G
19`)
Virgo is the second largest
constellation that announces the harvest. b)Foramen(20^ G 37`) falls in the constellation of
Eta Carina and is of the nature of Saturn and Jupiter. According to Robson it gives strength
of mind and spirit. Prosperity in trade and voyages.
Luminaries On Fixed Stars:
The Sun on Alrisha (27^ A 19`) in the constellation of Alpha Pisces and of the nature of
Mercury and Mars which has an unifying influence and inspired artistic creation.
The Moon on Mimosa(10^ H 06`) in the constellation of Beta Crux and of the nature of
Venus and Jupiter, Crux is said to give perseverance, but many burdens, trials and
responsibilities, together with much suffering and many hardships. Ebertin says tht Mimosa
gives an inventive mind, intuition, a grasp for the inner nature of one's fellow man. Deeply
religious nature connected with mystical and theosophical interests.
Acrux (10^ H 19`) falls in the constellation of Alpha Crux and of the nature of Jupiter. An
inventive mind, intuition, a grasp for the inner nature of one's fellow man. Deeply religious
nature connected with mystical and theosophical interests According to Larousse
Encyclopedia of astrology it is associated with a love of display. Ebertin says that it gives
an inventive mind, intuition and wisdom, a grasp for the inner nature of one's fellow man.
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The Moon is the mind and tenants the ascendant Scorpio, the sign that digs into the secrets
of human nature. He got his symbol, the tramp, that displayed the secrets of human nature
and portrayed his imagination from the inner feelings of his mind. A true artist finds
symbols to repreent his message to the times.
Other Planets On The Fixed Stars
Mars on a) Almach (the star of artistic ability) (12^ B 40`) Ebertin says that this is
supposed to bring about the change in preponderance of the Venus and Mars character
alternatively. Robson says that it is of the nature of Venus. It gives honor, eminence and
artistic ability.
b)Mankar is in the constellation of Alpha Cetus and is of the nature of
Saturn. This star has a Saturnine character, corresponding to impediments of many kinds,
worries and tests of endurance. Unjustified enmities, hardening and toughening these people
in some ways.
Saturn onDubhe (13^ E 37`) is in the constellation of Alpha Ursa Major and is of the nature
of mercury and Venus. According to Manilius 1st century AD, those born at the rising of
this constellation will be tamers of wild beasts, that is men to teach bears, bulls and lions to
lay aside their fierceness and share in human ways.
Uranus on Hezel (20^ G 19`) in the constellation of Zeta Virgin and of the nature ofMercury
and Venus. Virgo is the fully ripened harvest, untouched as yet by the farmer's hands and
still filled with all the potential resources of the abundant crops.
b) Foramen (20^ G 37) in the constellation of Eta Carina, and according to Robson it give
strength of mind and spirit. Prosperity in trade and voyages. Connected to death by
drowning. Strength of mind and spirit. Prosperity in trade and voyages. Connected to death
by drowning.
Neptune on Thuban (6^
Mercury.
F 30`)
in the constellation of Draco and of the nature of Saturn and
Pluto on Prima Hyadum (4^ C 15`) in the constellation of Gamma Taurus and of the nature
of Saturn and Mercury. According to Ebertin it gives a inclination for striving for prestige
leading to power politics leads to tremendous success in life if bridled, if not, failure and a
fall from power. May exploit other human beings in quest of power.
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Summary :
The talents of Charlie Chaplin in the field of art, creativity and entertainment are stamped by
the following fixed stars:
Ascendant on Nusakan, indicating artistic talents and making a living from art.
IIIrd cusp a) on Marubrium(13^
J 52`)- a star of high performance and activity.
b) on Vega (13^
J 46`) – indicating artistic talents, especially music and acting.
Ain (6^ C 55`) – indicting artistic talents and Aldabaren indicating
VIIIth cusp on
human thought and creative talents.
art,
IXth cusp on Canopus (13^ D 25`) – a star of writers and film actors, in the constellation of
Alpha Carina, of the nature of Saturn and Jupiter.
The Culmination is on Subra (22^ E 42`) in the constellation of Omnicron Leo and of the
nature of Venus and Mercury. Leo expresses lust for life, ambition, pride and exaltation.
Both the Lion and the Sun symbolize life governed by heat, light, glamour, power and the
glitter of the elite. The sign Leo is also the natural 5th sign of the zodiac denoting art, acting,
entertainment, glamour and showmanship. His Karmasthan falls on leo.
The Sun(lord of his karmasthan) falls on Alrisha (27^ A 19`) in the constellation of Alpha
Pisces and of the nature of Mercury and Mars which has an unifying influence and inspired
artistic creation. The Sun being the lord of culmination influences his career in the field of
art and creativity.
Mars is on Almach (12^
B 40`), a star that gives him artistic inclinations and abilities.
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NO: 9
PABLO RUIZ PICASSO
- with the passion to create
BORN ON 25TH October 1881 at 11.33 p.m., Malaga, Spain
October 25, 1881, Malaga, Birth of Pablo Ruiz Picasso, son of Maria Picasso Lopez and
Jose Ruiz Blasco, an artist and teacher at San Telmo school of arts and industrial design
1893, Pablo's debut as an artist, under his father's Guidance.
1895, Father appointed to the La Lonja academy in Barcelona. Family moves to Barcelona,
spends summer in Malaga
1896, Admitted to the drawing class at La Lonja after passing examination with flying
colors
1897, Member of Bohemian group in Barcelona; first exhibition in the Cafe Els Quatre Gats,
the group's headquarters; first review of his work in La Vanguardia. Makes friends with
Jamie Sabartes and other young artists and intellectuals, who introduce him to modern
currents in painting. His painting Ciencia y Caridad awarded Honorable Mention in Madrid.
In the fall, admittied to painting class at the Royal Academy of San Fernando in Madrid.
1898, Leaves the academy; goes for rest to Horta de Ebro. His painting Costumbres de
Aragon wins medals in Madris and Malaga
1901, In the spring illustrated Arte Joven Magazine. Exhibition of pastels at the Salon Pares;
Meets Max Jacob and Gustave Coquiot. Beginning of Blue Period; now signs his works
"Picasso" instead of "Pablo Ruiz y Picasso", etc..
1904, Settles in Paris; moves to the Bateau-lavoir, No.13, Rue Ravignan. End of Blue Period
Guillaume Apolliniare, Leo and Gertrude Stein, etc. Shcukin and Leo Stein buy paintings.
Meets Fernande Olivier. In the summer, trip to Holland, at invitation of Tom Schilperoort.
Beginning of Rose Period; earliest sculptures and engravings
1909, Summer at Horta de Ebro with Fernande Olivier; first clearly Cubist landscapes.
Moves to 11 Boulevard de Clichy. First exhibition in Germany.
Cubism and Modern art weren't either scientific or intellectual; they were visual and came
from the eye and mind of one of the greatest geniuses in art history. "He was a rebel from
the start and, as a teenager, began to frequent the Barcelona cafes where intellectuals
gathered. He soon went to Paris, the capital of art, and soaked up the works of Manet,
Gustave Courbet, and Toulouse-Lautrec, whose sketchy style impressed him greatly. Then it
was back to Spain, a return to France, and again back to Spain - all in the years 1899 to
1904. "In 1905, Picasso went briefly to Holland, and on his return to Paris, his works took
on a classical aura with large male and female figures seen frontally or in distinct profile,
almost like early Greek art.
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Picasso and Braque were great innovative artists in search of new ways to express space and
form in painting. They were influenced by Paul Cezanne, African tribal art and Iberian
sculpture. First they worked alongside one another (1906-1909 pre-cubism) and then started
to work hand in hand to further advance their concepts into what was later termed analytical
cubism (autumn 1909 - winter 1911/1912), a style in which densely patterned nearmonchrome surfaces of incomplete directional lines and modelled forms constantly play
against one another. The second phase of Cubism was called synthetic cubism. These works
of art were composed of distinct superimposed parts - painted or often pasted onto the
canvas.
1911, First exhibition in the U.S. (NYC). Breaking up of surfaces and volumes into facets.
1912, Moves to 242, Boulevard Raspail. First exhibition in England. First collages.
1913, Death of Picasso's Father. Moves to 5bis, Rue Schoelcher. Beginning of Synthetic
Cubism.
1918, Marries Olga Koklova. Moves to 23, Rue La Boetie. Summer in Barcelona and
Biarritz
1921, Birth of Paul; numerous mother-and-son paintings. Two version's of Three Musicians
and Three Women at the Spring. Works in several styles
1935, Final seperation from Olga. Birth of daughter Maia to Marie-Therese Walter; lives at
Boisegeloup where he composes a number of poems.
1936, Outbreak of Spanish Civil War; traveling exhibition in Spain
1944, Liberation of Paris; special Picasso room in the Salon d'Automne. Joins the
Communist Party.
1947, Birth of son Claude. Lithographic work with Mourlot; takes up ceramics in the
Madoura factory owned by the Ramie family
1949, Birth of daughter Paloma. Exhibition of work since the war. Picasso's Dove becomes
universal for Peace
1958, Mural for UNESCO building. Acquires Chateau de Vauvenargues near Aix.
1962, Series on theme of Rape of the Sabines.
1966, 85th birthday commemorated with three simultaneous exhibitions in Paris.
1968,Between March and October completes 347 etchings largely on erotic themes. After
death of secretary and confidant, Jamie Sabartes, donates series of Las Meninas to Picasso
Museum in Barcelona
1969, Paints 140 canvases, shown next year at Palace of the Popes, Avignon
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1971, 90th birthday commemorated with exhibition in Grande Galerie of the Louvre;
becomes first living artist so honored
1973, Dies (April 8th) at his villa in Mougins. First posthumous exhibition at Palace of the
Popes.
Effect of fixed stars in the chart of Pablo Picasso
Fixed Stars on the angles
1.
Ascendant on Giansar (9^ E 05`) in the constellation of Lambda Draco and of the
nature of Saturn and Mercury. According to Ptolemy the bright stars are like Saturn
and Mars. Draco gives an artistic and emotional but somber nature, a penetrating and
analytical mind, much travel and many friends, but danger of robbery and accidental
poisoning. It gives craft, ingenuity, and valor.
2.
The Nadir is on Miaplacidus (00^ H 44`) in the constellation of Beta Carina and of
the nature of Saturn and Jupiter. This star has been activated in a number of events
in connection with the introduction of telecommunications and satellites. Prosperity
in trade and voyages. Strength of mind and spirit.
3.
The Descendant is on Albali(9^ K 24`) in the constellation of Epsilon aquarius and
of the nature of Mars and Mercury. It was the brightest one of the Arabic 21st
manzil, Al Sa'd al Bula', "the Good Fortune of the Swallower" and its influence
causes liberty of captives and heals the sick. According to Noonan it gives good
fortune.
4.
The Culmination is on Mirach (29^ A 17`),( the star that gives inspiration in artistic
creation, with the lord of his karmasthan, Mars,on Dzibiban, the star give the
potential in the artistic world outside his land) in the constellation of Beta
Andromeda and of the nature of Venus. Robson says that according to Ptolemy it is
of the nature of Venus; and, to Alvidas, of Mars and the Moon. It gives personal
beauty, a brilliant mind, a love of home, great devotion, beneficence, forgiveness,
love, overcoming by kindness, renown, and good fortune in marriage. Ebertin says
that it gives many interests, tendency to inspiration and medium-ship as a base for
artistic creations, altruism, cheerfulness, happiness, love of company. These people
have a stimulating effect on others, they make friends easily and are helped on in life
by others.
Other cusps on the fixed stars
IIIrd cusp on Markeb (27^ F 38`) in the constellation of Argo Navis and of the nature of
Saturn and Jupiter. According to Robson it gives piety, a wide knowledge, educational work
and voyages.
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Vth cusp is on Marfik (4 ^ I 19`) in the constellation of Lambda Ophiucus and of the
nature of Saturn and Venus. It is said to give a passionate, blindly good-hearted, wasteful
and easily seduced nature, together with little happiness, unseen dangers, enmity, strife and
slander. Pliny said that it occasioned much mortality by poisoning. This constellation has
also been called Aesculapius and held to rule medicines.
The VIII cusp falls on Enie (00^ L 37`) in the constellation of Epsilon Pegasus and is of the
nature of Mars and Mercury. Pegasus syndrome is concerned with the innate ability
possessed by some people to negotiate difficulties by rising above them, on the one hand,
and the danger of over reaching themselves, on the other. Pegasus is also indicative of a
specific mission in life which the inquirer will always find the time and energy to pursue,
although the path may be sewn with difficulties and limitations. Noonan says that it
indicates danger in battles.
IXth cusp falls on a) Azelfafage (27^ L 01`) in the constellation of Cygnus nad of the nature
of Venus and Mercury. Robson says that Cygnus gives a contemplative, dreamy, cultured
and adaptable nature. The affections are ill regulated and unsteady, the talents develop
late. There is some love of water and swimming and the arts.
The Romans gave Cygnus the more specific title of the Swan. In Hinduism the swan and
goose are interchangeable in myth and legend. The Hamsa can be depicted as either, it is
Ham Sa, 'that pair of swans' who depict perfect union, they also portray breath and spirit.
Brahma, has the swan or goose as an attribute and can have one as his mount. Like the
Egyptian goose it was the bird that laid the Cosmic Egg on the waters. Brahma sprang from
this Golden Egg. The swan was also the vehicle of his wife Saraswati, goddess of wisdom,
learning and music, etc. Swans used as figureheads on ships, bring good luck since swans do
not plunge themselves below the waves. The fable that the swan sings beautifully just before
it dies is very ancient, but baseless; hence the last work or appearance of a poet, composer,
actor etc. One Greek legend has it that the soul of Apollo, the God of music passed into a
swan, hence the Pythagorean fable that the souls of all good poets passed into swans.
b) The IXth cusp also falls on Scheat (28^ L 06`) in the constellation of Beta Pegasus of
the nature of Mercury and Mars. Ebertin says that it can have a positive effect on their
mental creativity, if these people are ready to receive such inflow . Pegasus is considered
to be an fortunate constellation, this star gives all the creative talents that Pegasus bestows.
XIth cusp falls on Hyadium II (5^ C 35`) in the constellation of Delta Taurus and of the
nature of Saturn and Mercury. Dr. Eric Morse says that if it be harmonious in aspect,
instead, the same star denotes a good clear thinker, writer or speaker.
The Luminaries On Fixed Stars:
The Sun is on Syrma (2^ H 32`) in the constellation of Iota Virgo and of the nature of
Mercury and Mars. Noonan says that it is said to be prominent in the charts of Mohammed
and Moses, the Arabs considered this star as the most fortunate of their lunar
stations. Favorable for extracting treasures.
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Dr. Eric Morse says that in Arabic it is called Al Ghafar means to cover, to protect and to
suppress. The significance of this star and title lies firstly in the heavy personal
responsibility which is implicit in the occult questing and acquisition of spiritual power.
If Mohammed and Moses had the power to follow their own destinies and create their path
of success and glory, surely Picasso too had such powers in the field of art and its new and
revolutionary concepts. In his chart , the ascendant lord, the Sun is in scorpio, in an
inconjunct aspect to its despositor, Pluto in the sign of art and sculptor, Taurus. But Pluto is
in conjunction with Jupiter the Lord of 5th (art, creativity, etc) . Further Pluto is also in
opposition of Mercury(in the house of Pluto) who is the lord of XIth. But the Sun being the
Lord of the Ascendant, and the Ascendant being on the star of Giansar in the constellation of
Draco, which gives an artistic and emotional but somber nature, a penetrating and analytical
mind, much travel and many friends, craft, ingenuity, and valor. Further, the Sun is semi
square Uranus in the sign of Virgo, the sign of meticulous craftsmanship. Mercury, lord of 2
and 11 is sextile to Uranus, giving opportunities to blend meticulous cratsfmanship with the
secrets of a revolutionary art, that is cubism and modern art, of which Picasso was one of the
pioneers. The Sun and Mercury in the secretive and passionate sign of Scorpio get very hard
vibrations of opposition from Saturn (discipline and hard work), Neptune (inspiration and
mysticism), Jupiter (Planet lord of Vth in the chart, concerning expansion in creativity) and
Pluto the dispostor of the Sun and Mercury(on a star said to give strength of character,
tenacity and fixity of purpose, an ardent nature and dangerous passions), all in conjunction
through the translation of light in this intercepted sign. These hard aspects leading to a total
transformation of character shows the trials and tribulations he underwent to the extent of
becoming a rebel, were softened by the sextile aspect of Venus to the ascendant and a semisextile aspect to the Sun, the ascendant lord. Further, Venus (signifying art, beauty,
refinement, luxury, etc.) makes a sextile to the Moon in the Vth (house of art and creativity)
to the other luminary, the Moon which is also conjunct the Vth cusp. Further, the times
and social and family background ought also to be taken into consideration. Because of his
father’s talents and Picasso’s artistic talents flourised. This background was responsible for
Picasso to handle the revolutionary turn of art very successfully.
The Moon is on Antares (8^ I 29`) in the constellation of Alpha Scorpius. This is one of
the four key stars in the heavens, also called archangel stars. Oriel (Antares) Watcher of the
West. At one time they marked the two Equinoxes : Aldebaran marked the zero Aries point
in 3044 BC, Antares marked zero Libra 3052 BC. Antares alone constituted the 16th Arabic
manzil, Al Kalb, "the Heart", one of the fortunate lunar stations. The Hindus used alpha
(Antares), sigma, and tau for their 16th nakshatra Jyestha, "Oldest", also known as Rohini,
"Ruddy", from the color of Antares, — Indra, the sky-goddess, being regent of the asterism
that was figured as a pendent Ear Jewel. Robson say that if the Moon be with Antares the
native will be popular, broad-minded, interested in philosophy, science and metaphysics,
liable to change religious opinions, influential friends, favorable for business and domestic
matters, active in local affairs, great power, honor and wealth.The Moon is on Antares, trine
to the ascendant, sextile to Venus in Libra in the Vth house connected with art and creativity
in a sign of exploration, research using the higher mind.
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Other Planets On Fixed Stars:
Fortuna on a)Mizar (14^ F 24`) in the constellation of Zeta Ursa Major and of the nature of
Saturn and Venus. In India it was Vashishtha (or Vasishta, or Vasisht), "most wealthy"
(born from Brahma's breathing), one of the Seven Sages. Vasishta is supposed to have been
born as the result of Brahma’s will power. He was a great ascetic, and labored for the
welfare of the world. Ebertin says that Mizar portends a Mars nature. It is not wrong to
assume that besides handicaps, artistic emanations can also be attributed to Mizar.
b)Fortuna is also on Alcor (14^ F 34`) in the constellation of Ursa Major and of the nature
of Mars. Manilus Astronomica says that those born at the rising of this constellation will be
tamers of wild beasts, that is men to teach bears, bulls and lions to lay aside their fierceness
and share in human ways.
Uranus on Asterion (16^ F 34`) in the constellation of Beta Cannes Venatici and of the
nature of Saturn and Venus. According to Robson this constellation gives a love of hunting
and a penetrating mind, making those born under it faithful, keen, clever and fond of
speculation.
Venus is on Turies (4^ G 03`) in the constellation of Iota Carina and of the nature of Jupiter
and Saturn. According to Robson it gives prosperity in trade and voyages. Strength of mind
and spirit. The constellation is also known as Argo Navis is a symbolic archetype of a great
ship, which crosses the waters of the Deluge as in the Biblical tale of Noah's Arc. The ship is
like a star which orbits about its pole, the earth, but under human control. It is a picture of
life in which the individual must choose a goal and steer a safe course through the waves of
worldly dangers. They also represent adventure, exploration, setting out on the sea of life
and thus the symbol of life "the journey of life", but also crossing the waters of death; in this
connection ships share the bridge symbolism in crossing from this world to the next.
Saturn is on Azha (8^ B 57`) in the constellation of Eta Eridanus and of the nature of
Saturn. Robson says that according to Ptolemy all the stars with the exception of Achernar
are like Saturn. Eridanus gives a love of knowledge and science, much travel and many
changes, a position of authority.
Jupiter is on a) Capulus (22^ B 53`) in the constellation of Perseus and of the nature of Mars
and Mercury. Robson says that it gives an intelligent, strong, bold and adventurous nature,
but a tendency to lying.
b)Jupiter is also on Segin in the constellation of Epsilon Casseopia and of the nature of
Saturn and Venus. Robson says that it gives haughtiness, boastfulness, exaggerated pride
and at the same time power of commanding respect.
Pluto is on a)Beid (28^ B 09`) in the constellation of Erindanus and of the nature of Saturn.
Robson says that according to Ptolemy all the stars with the exception of Achernar are like
Saturn. Eridanus gives a love of knowledge and science, much travel and many changes, a
position of authority.
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b)Celaeno(28^ B 09`) in the constellation of Taurus and of the nature of Moon and Mars.
They are said to make their natives wanton, ambitious, turbulent, optimistic and peaceful; to
give many journeys and voyages, success in agriculture and through active intelligence
according to Ptolemy.
Mars is on a)Dziban (21^ D 21`) in the constellation of Draco and of the nature of Saturn
and Mars. According to Ptolemy Draco gives an artistic and emotional but somber nature, a
penetrating and analytical mind, much travel and many friends.
b)Sirius (12^ D 49`) in the constellation of Alpha Canis Major and of the nature of Jupiter
and Mars. Dr. Gonzales Tamez says it had been advanced that because Sirius is the Sun of
the Sun, in as much as the Sun spins around Sirius just like the Earth spins around the Sun,
and given that the Sun in the chart signifies the Ego, as the center of personal identity,
Sirius comes to mean in the chart The SuperEgo, or an even higher center of personal
identity, the OverSelf. According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Jupiter and Mars and, to
Alvidas, of the Moon, Jupiter and Mars. It gives honor, renown, wealth, ardor, faithfulness,
devotion, passion and resentment, and makes its natives custodians, curators and guardians.
According to tradition, Sirius will give a famous death with honors beyond the grave, if
positioned in the 8th house. Larousse Encyclopedia of Astrology says that it is regarded as
a harbinger of fame. It's a star of success although it can also be on the extravagant side.
Sirius appears to heighten the beneficial qualities of that planet it is affiliated with.
Bernadette Brady extends this interpretation further: "This very strong star indicates that
you may, by your effort, gain far more than what is expected. Hence a small action becomes
a symbol for the collective, a sense of ritual in daily life." Importantly, she says the success
Sirius brings can "burn you." So Picasso’s burning activities and endeavours represented
by Mars, his lord of the Karmasthan tenanting the XIIth ( in distant lands) were shining in
the blazing glory of Sirus, the Sun of Sun.
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NO: 10
Neil A. Armstrong
- Astronaut, Explorer, and Space Pioneer
"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
Neil Alden Armstrong came into this world on Aug 5, 1930 at 5.41 a.m. at Wapakoneta,
Ohio, USA, in a bedroom in his grandparents' farmhouse near Wapakoneta, Ohio, and he
left it on June 16, 1969 in what is perhaps the greatest adventure in human history. Almost
from the beginning, Armstrong proved to be an exceptionally bright child, learning to read
before school age. In the first grade, he read an amazing 90 books. Tests showed that he was
reading at a fifth grade level, which help permit him to skip the second grade.
Armstrong's youth was typical as you could find for a boy growing up in the rural Midwest
of the 1930s and 1940s. He was a Boy Scout, developed a deep love for music and spent
many nights looking skyward through a neighbor's telescope often focusing on the meteorpitted surface of the moon. However, an experience at the age of six would change his life
forever. One day, his father had a big surprise for his son --- his first airplane ride. Flying
and Neil Armstrong: It was love at first sight. In his dreams in a bedroom filled with
airplane models, the thought of flying became an all-consuming passion. When he was a
little older, Armstrong would hang around the local airport doing odd jobs for the pilots and
soaking in the stories of the veteran flyers, many of who had barnstormed the country during
the "Roaring 20s." And while most of his teen-age friends were looking forward to driving a
car, Armstrong was intent on learning how to fly. And he made it: Getting his pilot license
before he got his driver's license. When it became time to go to college, the choice of a
major was obvious. So, Armstrong enrolled at Indiana's Purdue University where he began
the study of aeronautical engineering, which would someday allow him to design the
airplanes he would fly. However, when the Korean War broke out in 1950, Armstrong, 20,
set aside his books and joined the United States Navy where he became a jet pilot--- the
youngest in his squadron. Assigned to the aircraft carrier Essex, Armstrong flew 78 combat
missions during his tour of duty. It was during one of those missions that Armstrong was
nearly killed. One of the wings of his jet was badly damaged during a bombing run.
However, he managed, through a combination of skill and coolness, to keep the plane
airborne long enough to get out of enemy territory before parachuting to safety. Deciding to
return to civilian life following the war, Armstrong went back to Purdue and got his degree
in 1955. Now married with two sons and a daughter (The little girl died very young.),
Armstrong now moved his family to California where he went to work for the National
Advisory Committee on Aeronautics --- the forerunner of the National Aeronautical and
Space Administration --- and was stationed at Edwards Air Force Base to work on
developing high-speed rocket planes. It was at Edwards that Armstrong joined the select
group of highly skilled test pilots who were pushing the very boundaries of flight by going
higher, faster and farther with such experimental aircraft as the X-15. In 1962 the 32-yearold Armstrong joined NASA's astronaut corps. Armstrong's first mission was a mixture of
triumph and near-disaster. In 1966, he piloted Gemini 8 to the first successful docking of
two vehicles in space. Under Armstrong's skillful piloting, Gemini successfully docked with
an unoccupied space vehicle that had been launched earlier. It was an important test proving
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that spacecrafts could meet and be refueled and resupplied --- a necessity for any future
space stations.
But then the trouble began: Soon after undocking, the two-person Gemini capsule suddenly
went out of control, tumbling wildly through space. Soon, both Armstrong and fellow
astronaut David Scott were dizzy and disoriented. Somehow managing to maintain his calm,
Armstrong radio mission control in Houston, Texas, saying, "We've got serious problems
here .We're tumbling end over end!"
With only his natural skill as a pilot to save himself and Scott, an ever more disoriented
Armstrong finally managed to bring the spacecraft under control. Impressed by his coolness
and professionalism, NASA named Armstrong to be commander of the most historic space
flight of them all: Apollo 11 --- the first mission to land men on the Moon. And as
commander, Armstrong would gain the honor of becoming the first person on Earth to step
onto the surface of another world. But Apollo XI would be more than just a scientific
accomplishment. It would mean that the United States had triumphed in its long Cold War
space race with the then Soviet Union to the Moon. At 9:12 p.m. on July 16, 1969, with
more than a million people looking on from nearby beaches, fields and roads, Apollo XI
blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. And by the light of
its powerful jet-fueled engines, Apollo XI with its three astronauts, Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin
and Michael Collins, roared into history. Once the Apollo XI began to orbit the Moon,
Armstrong and Aldrin prepared to descend to the surface in the lunar module--- or LM --named Eagle to take them to the surface in an area called the Sea of Tranquility. Collins
would remain behind to pilot the orbiting command capsule named Columbia. But as with
so many other things in his life, all did not go smoothly for Armstrong. Searching the
surface of a level-landing site, Armstrong saw the landing module's limited fuel supply be
used up at an alarming rate. With but a few precious minutes left, Armstrong finally found a
suitable site and took over the pilot controls and landed the vehicle on the Moon. A moment
later, he radioed the words an anxious Earth had been waiting to here: "Tranquility Base
here. The Eagle has landed." And with those words, Neil Armstrong began a whole new
chapter in human history.
For the first time, mankind had not only gone into space but had landed on another world.
But the supreme moment of triumph came several hours later when Armstrong, dressed in
his space suit, climbed down the LM's ladder and set foot on the Moon's surface in what was
truly a "giant leap for mankind" moment while the eyes of more than a billion people from
Wapakoneta, Ohio, to every corner of the world were glued to their television sets. Aldrin
followed Armstrong to the surface. And with them, they carried and a small piece of the
Kitty Hawk, the plane the Wright Brothers flew in their first powered flight in 1903, an
American flag, which they set up on the Moon's powdery surface along with a plaque
inscribed with the words: "We came in peace for all mankind."
Now, all the astronauts had to do was get home, but as with so many other things in
Armstrong's life, there had to be a near disaster before the triumph. One of the two
astronaut's spacesuit had broken off part of the switch controlling the rocket that would
enable the LM to blast off from the Moon's surface. What to do? Mission Control in
Houston had the answer: Take apart a ballpoint pen and use it to replace the broken switch.
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It worked. The Eagle blasted off from Tranquility Base and rejoined the Columbia and made
the trip back to Earth on June 24without further incident. Back home, all three astronauts
were joyously saluted as heroes. But Apollo XI would be the last space flight for Armstrong.
Feeling being the first man on the Moon was enough fame and adventure for one lifetime,
Armstrong took an administrative position with NASA. In 1971, Armstrong left the
spotlight of the space agency to teach aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati
where he taught until 1979. In 1985, President Ronald Reagan named Armstrong to the
National Commission on Space and the next year was appointed vice chairman of the blueribbon panel that investigated the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger. A quiet,
introspective man, Armstrong has tried to avoid the limelight. But in or out of the spotlight,
Armstrong will remain for all of time the first man to go where no man had ever gone
before.
Significators in the chart of Neil Armstrong:
As his life dealth with engineering, research, aeroplane, bombers, space, space flights, etc.
the signaificators are given below:
Air-Uranus, Mercury, Neptune; airman and airplanes: Venus, Aquarius and Uranus; aviation
: Aquarius, Uranus, Neptune; aerodynamics: Saturn, Scorpio; aeronautic apparatus:Aquarius
and Uranus; bombers:Uranus, mars; adventurous desires –Pluto; rocket flight:Uranus, Pluto;
aeronautics:Aquarius, Uranus; Space flights and explorations: Pluto (12th) Uranus (9th) Mars
(11th in Gemini, a sign of transport and communication) Aquarius (7th), Saggitarus – the sign
of adventure and exploration and Jupiter- the lord of natural IXth (11th – achievement);
researcher:Aquarius, Uranus, Mars, Mercury and Scorpio; explosives (Korean War):Uranus,
Mars and Leo; Engineer:Uranus and Mars; flight engineer:Saggitarus and Mars; missile
engineer – Mars; space and space ships: Uranus and Pluto; destiny :Saturn, Valour-Mars;
Prominence: Sun. Uranus is one of the greatest significtors in his charts so far as his
education and career is concerned because Uranus is concerned with revolutionary ideas or
movements.Uranus (in the IXth) is in the sign of Aries, trine his ascendand and ascendant
lord, the Sun. The dispositor of Uranus, Mars is on the star Rgel, the star of science,
inventions and discoveries, giving him early rise (as a jet pilot at the age of 20-Korean War).
Saturn, the planet of destiny is on Facies, the Archer’s bow, giving him the spirit of war and
power of retaliation. Neptune is also on the ascendant, signifying air and space and the
realms of exploration, in the earthy and practical sign of meticulous craftsmanship with the
motto of service.
Effects Of The Fixed Stars In The Chart Of Neil Armstrong.
The birth chart of Neil Armstrong shows Leo rising with the Sun conjunct on the Ascendant
and also parallel by declinations, both on the Star Acuben (12^ E 31`), of the nature of
Saturn and Mercury, whose hall mark is Activity. Dr. Eric Morse says that one significance
of Acubens is the enforced use of applied intelligence when finding oneself in combat at
someone else's behest. But a generally more positive quality to read from Acubens is that of
a sharp intellect and ease of coming to grips with problems, for which one might earn public
renown. At the same time it was the enforced use of applied intelligence for NASA of USA
in order to be ahead of its cold war opponent, the USSR.
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The Angles On The Fixed Stars:
The Ascendant,conjunct the ascendant lord, the Sun, fall on a)Kochab (12^ E 31`) in the
constellation of Ursa Minor and of the nature of Saturn and Mercury. According to Ebertin
this star has not been researched much.
b)Acuben (12^ E 31`) falls in the constellation of Alpha Cancer and is of the nature of
Saturn and Mercury. Robson says that it is a star of Activity. Ebertin says Acubens has a
Martian nature and a strong blending in of Saturnian influence, conveying an unbalanced
and "jumpy" nature. If the chart is a disharmonious one to people effected by it and
especially if Acubens is in conjunction with Mars, Sun or Uranus, this will make for an
unsettled mentality and helplessness. If in conjunction with Saturn, major disappointments
in life, ordeals and trials, mental suffering, excitements, loss, opposition, disputes and
deception are indicated. According to Elsbeth Ebertin's experience, this is the case especially
if these persons are in positions of social standing or are politically active. Dr. Eric Morse
says that one significance of Acubens is the enforced use of applied intelligence when
finding oneself in combat at someone else's behest. But a generally more positive quality to
read from Acubens is that of a sharp intellect and ease of coming to grips with problems, for
which one might earn public renown. But, again there is the note of doing this under
pressure of others demanding 'from behind'.
The nadir falls on a)Miaplacidus (1^ H 03`) in the constellation of Beta Carina, the ship
Argo Navis, and of the nature of Saturn and Jupiter, indicating prosperity in trade and
voyages. Strength of mind and spirit, according to Ronson. This star has been activated in a
number of events in connection with the introduction of telecommunications and satellites
according to Anne Wright.
b) Alkalurops (2^ H 15`) is in the constellation of Bootees and of the nature of Mercury
and Saturn. It takes the qualities of the constellation. Manilius 1st century AD writes "they
will be kings under kings and ministers of state, and be charged with the guardianship of the
people, custodianship of great houses and treasures, who confine their business to the care of
another's home so that the wealth of monarchs and temple finances will be in their keeping".
Any type of occupation that requires planning is influenced by Bootes. These people are the
driving force behind government and large corporations. They are the planners and
designers, the movers and shakers, who "make the world go round". Bootes symbolizes the
elder, the sage, the wise old man who is interested in principles and underlying causes,
theories, ideologies, and how the past effects the future. (Conservative) politicians,
economists, draftsmen, architects, designers of all kinds. He is the master capable of
directing the work of others and of discerning what is in the embryo in the sphere of human
development.
c)Princeps (2^ H 15`) in the constellation of Delta Bootees and of the nature of Mercury
and Saturn. Robson says that it gives a keen studious and profound mind with the ability for
research.
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The descendant falls on a) Armus (11^
K 46`) in the constellation of Eta Capriconus and of
and b) Dorsum (13^ K 02`) in the constellation of
the nature of Mars and Mercury
Capriconus and of the nature of Saturn and Jupiter.
The qualities of the constellation: The sign is ruled by Saturn. himself associated with all
that is hard, harsh. dark and gloomy. He is the remorseless God of time who crystallizes in
human hearts their loftiest ambitions - when be does not doom them to their loss or
renunciation. A Capricornian nature bears the marks of this cold, silent and still universe. It
is built upon an original movement of self-withdrawal and concentration. Externally this
character appears lifeless and often dulled to gray sobriety and self-effacement. However,
life retreats to the depths of being and it is the slow upsurge of these deep forces, often long
ignored by the person him- or herself, which permits the affirmation of personal qualities by
the full exercise of self- control. This self-command is the fruit of long training of the will,
exercised to demonstrate mastery of instinct and feeling.
The culmination falls on Mira (0^ B 31`) in the constellation of Cetus and of the nature of
Mars and Saturn. According to Ptolemy this constellation is like Saturn. It is said to cause
laziness and idleness, but to confer an emotional and charitable nature, with the ability to
command especially in war. Makes one amiable, prudent, happy by sea and land, and helps
to recover lost goods. Ebertin says that the star’s nature corresponds to Saturn and Jupiter.
Connected well and with a well placed Saturn and linked up well otherwise, this will mean
prudence, perseverance, versatility, a progressive spirit and endurance in solving difficult
problems.
The Other Cusps On The Fixed Stars:
The Vth cusp on Antares (8^ I 52`) in the constellation of alpha Scorpius and of the nature
of Mars and Jupiter. The Hindus use alpha (Antares), sigma, and tau for their 18th nakshatra
Jyestha, "Oldest", also known as Rohini, "Ruddy", from the color of Antares, — Indra, the
sky-goddess, being regent of the asterism that was figured as a pendent Ear Jewel. Allen
says that "By virtue of its tail armed with its powerful sting, the Scorpion creates natures
ardent for war and active service,” Ebertin says that it is of Mars nature, in which the
powers of Mercury and Jupiter and Saturn are also added. Antares makes people tough,
belligerent and pugnacious. This is an important star for military personnel and is said to
convey mental alertness, strategic ability and courage and to make dare-devils, especially if
tied up with the MC, Ascendant, Sun or Jupiter.
The VIth cusp on Ascella (12^ J 40`) in the constellation of Saggitara and of the nature of
Jupiter and Mercury. Robson also says that it is of the nature of Jupiter and Mercury. It
gives good fortune and happiness.
The VIIIth cusp falls on Formalhaut (2^ L 52`) (a star for a successful scientist). Ebertin
says that it has a Mercury-Venus character with a blending of Neptune influence. According
to tradition, this star is of quite variable effect, either very good or very bad, depending on
the overall cosmic structure. It is assumed, however, that the helpful influence is the greater
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one and if in conjunction with Mercury, it is said to stimulate mental capabilities and
promise success as a writer or scientist.
The IXth cusp falls on Scheat (28^ L 26`) in the constellation of Pegasus (a star indicating
voyages) Ebertin says that there is a positive influence to emanate from Scheat, but only
for some people, it can have a positive effect on their mental creativity, if these people are
ready to receive such inflow.
The XIIth cusp on and Sirus (13^ D 07`) (the star of a scientist blazing to glory) in the
constellation of Canis Major and of the nature of Jupiter and Mercury. According to
Ptolemy it is of the nature of Jupiter and Mars and, to Alvidas, of the Moon, Jupiter and
Mars. It gives honor, renown, wealth, ardor, faithfulness, devotion, passion and resentment,
and makes its natives custodians, curators and guardians. Larousse Encyclopedia of
Astrology regards it as a harbinger of fame.
The Luminaries On The Fixed Stars:
The Sun conjunct Ascendant on Acuben (12^
E 31`) : refer to descriptions of ascendant.
on Etamin(28^ I 38`) (the star of travel) in the constellation
The Moon in 5th – Saggitarius
of Draco and of the nature of Mars and Moon. According to Ptolemy, Draco gives an artistic
and emotional but somber nature, a penetrating and analytical mind, much travel and many
friends.
Other Planets On Fixed Stars:
Mercury conjunct Neptune falls on El Kophrah (2^ F 40`) in the constellation of Ursa
Major and of the nature of Mars. These planets are opposite Sadelmelek and Formalhuat,
having their influence of successful scientists. Neptune signifies space and air.
Venus falls on Corpula (24^ F 08`) in the constellation of Canes Venatici and of the nature
of Moon and Venus. Robson says this constellation gives a love of hunting and a
penetrating mind, making those born under it faithful, keen, clever and fond of speculation.
Mars (in 11th) on Rigel (15^ C 40`) science and inventions and discoveries. Robson says
that this constellation gives a love of hunting and a penetrating mind, making those born
under it faithful, keen, clever and fond of speculation. According to Ptolemy and Lilly it is
of the nature of Jupiter and Saturn, but later authors consider it favorable and similar to
Jupiter and Mars. Alvidas likens it to Mercury Mars and Jupiter. It gives benevolence,
honor, riches, happiness, glory, renown and inventive or mechanical ability.
Jupiter falls on Mebsuta (9^
D 58`) the star of the mariner.
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Saturn falls on Facies(7^ J 19`) in the constellation of Facies and of the nature of Sun and
Mars. Dr. Eric Morse says that on the more philosophical side it will mark those who must
see their outlook and beliefs carried into practical effect somewhere, so that they go out on
missions, set up their own churches and centers engage in good works of famine or refugee
relief and so on. Inevitably they get hurt at times, but perhaps find compensation in the value
of their works. Normally Facies is a dreaded star and one remembers Bitler, Mao Tse Tung
and Margret Thatcher, but many successful personalities have such a star on prominent
cusps and planets. The positive side of Facies shows adventure and exploration. Some are of
the opinion that this star has Jupiter and Mars connotations and gives enterprise and
initiative in pursuits of ideals.
Uranus falls on Modus II (16^ A 16`) in the constellation of Draco and of the nature of
Saturn and Mars. According to Ptolemy “the bright stars are like Saturn and Mars. Draco
gives an artistic and emotional but somber nature, a penetrating and analytical mind, much
travel and many friends, but danger of robbery and accidental poisoning. It gives craft,
ingenuity, and valor”.
Pluto falls on Castor (20^ D 22`) in the constellation of Alpha Gemini and of the nature of
Mercury. According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Mercury; to Wilson, Simmonite and
Pearce, of Mars, Venus and Saturn; and, to Alvidas, of the Moon, Mars and Uranus. It gives
distinction, a keen intellect, success in law and many travels, fondness for horses, sudden
fame and honor. Dr, Eric Morse says people with this star prominent and well aspected are
exceptionally gifted intellectually. Where these geniuses often need help is in not letting
their concern for others go 'over the top'. Ebertin says Castor is influenced by Mercury and
has a blend of Jupiter in it. Linked with the Moon or Mercury, it has the effect of such
people being blessed with a good nature and fine morals. It is also supposed to convey
refined manners. A conjunction with the Sun or Mars will make for energetic characteristics
and a certain tendency for satire and cynicism, depending on the position of Mercury or
Mars in the chart as a whole.
The 9th and 12th houses teneted by Uranus and Pluto respectively indicate research backed
by the Moon in the sign of adventure and exploration. This nature is doubly ensured by the
Moon falling in the same navamsha (virgotami). Further Moon makes a trine with Rahu in
the sign of the adventurer and pioneer. The cusp of scorpio also falls on Miaplacidus, the
star connected with Satellites and telecommunication. Neil Armstrong is born in such times
and lives in such an advanced society. Astrological interpretations should also be given by
taking into account the Time, Society and Culture one is living, exposed to and influenced
by, such a high-tech and advanced society has played a very instrumental role in his
transformation, as the lord of Nadir , Pluto is in the 12th , and Uranus in the 9th, indicating
long travels to distant lands, exploration backed by research and development. All the
significators show that he has a promise to have a career with space, rockets, research,
exploration nad service. The dispositor of Pluto is the Moon in the sign of research,
adventure and exploration while the dispositor of Uranus is Mars in the 11th house backed
by a dignified Jupiter ensuring success. The success is doubly assured as Mars is on Rigel,
the star giving an early rise and success in the field of science, tehnology, inventions and
explorations.
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Space Exploration And The Constellation Aquila.
Gagarin is first man in space, Apr 12 1961 - Saturn/Altair
May 5th , 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Junior became America's first space traveler as he
made a 15-minute sub-orbital flight in a capsule launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Saturn/Tarazed
April 21 1972, "Apollo 16" astronauts John Young and Charles Duke explored the surface
of the Moon. - NNode/Tarazed
July 1st 1993 The space shuttle "Endeavor" returned from a ten-day mission. Neptune and Uranus/Dheneb
Neil Armstrong’s progressed VIth cusp falls on altair, Alshain and Geidi Algedi (near 1^
Aquarius) in the constellation of Beta Aquila, The Eagle. The name eagle is derived from
the Roman name for the golden eagle. The Eagle is the symbol of the USA. Armstrong and
Aldrin prepared to descend to the surface in the lunar module--- or LM --- named Eagle to
take them to the surface in an area called the Sea of Tranquility. The connection with the
constellation Aquila and its stars are also connected with space exploration.
The Sun makes a trine from its royal sign Leo with Uranus tenanting the ever modren sign
Aries (IXth house indicating travel) with pioneering and enterprising qualities. Uranus is on
the star Nodus II (16^ A 16`) which gives qualities of penetrating mind with artistic bent of
mind, much travel with craft, ingenuity and valour. The dispositor of Uranus, Mars, is in
the eleventh house and in the sign of transport and communication and on the star Rigel,
denoting inventions, mechanical skills and enabling one to make historical and geographical
discoveries. The Moon is conjunct Vertex, the gate of destiny, in the natural ninth house,
Saggitarus, the sign of travel, exploration and adventure. Further Moon is trine to Rahu, in
the sign of the pioneer and 9th house indicating travel. Rahu’s dispositor, Mars, is again the
eleventh, denoting fulfillment and success.Moon owns the 12th house, showing distant
placesand the 12th cusp is on Sirus giving many voyages of success and renown. In the
twelfth house is also Pluto on the star of Castor, which according to Ptolemy gives keen
intellect, many travels, sudden fame and honour. The eleventh cusp falls on Aldaberan, the
star denoting science and defence and Ain the star giving the ability to get on in life. His
karmastan falls on two stars, a) Mira denoting prudence, perseverance, versatility, a
progressive spirit and endurance in solving difficult problems and b) Angetenar giving the
scientific bent of mind. Further, Formalhaut the star on his eight cusp gives him success as a
scientist. With the progress of science, travel and communication at an unprecedented pace,
distant lands can be accesed in a very short period. Geographical territories of our satellite,
the Moon has become a matter a couple of few days. The cosmic signature of Mars on Rigel
in the sign of travel and communication, who is trine to Uranus in the ninth, and both
Uranus and Mars sextile his ascendant and the lord, the Sun, with the Moon in the
explorer’s sign, conjunct the gates of destiny(Vertex), trine Rahu have created a
configuration the gives him accomplishment, fulfillment and success as a space scientist,
creating history as the first man to set his foot on the Moon.
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PRINCESS DIANA
- Diana, Princess of Wales …The Peoples Princess
Diana Frances Spencer was born on July 1, 1961 at 7.45 p.m. at Park House, the home her
parents rented on the royal family's estate at Sandringham. As a child she occasionally
played with Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, who were near her in age. Diana had two
older sisters, Sarah and Jane, and a younger brother, Charles.
When Diana was six, her mother left her father. The Spencers divorced in 1969, and Diana's
father received custody of the children. In 1975 Diana's father became the eighth Earl
Spencer, making Diana a Lady. Diana and her siblings moved to Althorp, the Spencer
family estate in Northampton.
Diana attended private boarding schools. Although she wasn't an especially good student,
she was excelled at sports, and won trophies for her swimming. She dreamed of being a
ballerina, but grew too tall (as an adult she was 5'10"). After leaving school in 1978 she
worked as a nanny, waitress, and cleaning woman before becoming a teacher at the Young
England kindergarten in Pimlico, London.
Her romance with the Prince of Wales began in 1980. The oldest child of British monarch
Queen Elizabeth II, he was 12 years older than Diana, and had previously dated her sister
Sarah. Almost from the start, the press took a special interest in "Lady Di." They stalked out
her apartment and followed her everywhere. Diana later said that she found the constant
attention unbearable.
Diana and Charles were married July 29, 1981 at St Paul's Cathedral. The wedding was
broadcast in 74 countries and watched by 750 million people worldwide. Diana was the first
English woman to marry an heir to the throne in over 300 years.
At the ceremony the Archbishop of Canterbury said, "Here is the stuff of which fairy tales
are made." But the fairy tale was an illusion, as Diana had already discovered. Prince
Charles was still in love with an old girlfriend, Camilla Parker-Bowles. "There were three of
us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded," Princess Diana remarked years later.
Distraught, Diana developed bulimia and attempted suicide. Despite her problems, she was a
devoted mother to her two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. She worked tirelessly for
charity, and was beloved by the public for her warmth and humanity.
In 1992 Princess Diana decided to expose the truth about her relationship with Prince
Charles to the public. She secretly collaborated with author Andrew Morton on his book
Diana, Her True Story. The princess's direct involvement in the writing of the book was not
revealed to the public until after her death.
The separation of the Prince and Princess of Wales was announced on December 9, 1992.
The divorce became officially on August 28, 1996. Princess Diana kept the title Princess of
Wales and continued to work for her favorite charities. She and Prince Charles had joint
custody of their sons.
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In 1997 Princess Diana began a love affair with Emad "Dodi" Fayed, the son of billionaire
businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed.
Princess Diana's sudden death led to an unprecedented worldwide outpouring of grief and
love. As her brother said at her funeral, she was"the unique, the complex, the extraordinary
and irreplacable Diana, whose beauty, both internal and external, will never be extinguished
from our minds."
Effects of the Fixed Stars in the life of Diana Frances Spencer
Fixed Stars On The Angles:
1.
Ascendant on Sabik (17^ I 22`) in the constellation of Eta Ophiucus and of the
nature of Venus and Saturn. According to Manilus, book 5 of Astronomica, 1st
century AD, When Ophiuchus, encircled by the serpent's great coils rises, he
renders the forms of snakes innocuous to those born under him. They will receive
snakes into the folds of their flowing robes, and will exchange kisses with these
poisonous monsters and suffer no harm.
2.
Nadir on a) Kurdah(22^ A 45`) in the constellation of Xi Cepheus and of the
nature of Saturn and Jupiter. It gives authority and a sober mind, sometimes
making its natives judges or arbitrators, but exposes to cruel and severe trials.
b)Acamar(23^ A 40`) in the constellation of Tetha Eridanus and of the nature of
Jupiter. According to Robson Eridanus gives a love of knowledge and science,
much travel and many changes, a position of authority, but danger of accidents,
especially at sea, and of drowning. According to Noonan Acamar gives success
in public office. Ecclesiastical success.
3.
Descendant on Hedius 1 in the constellation of Zeta Auriga and is of the nature
of Mars and Mercury. According to Ptolemy the bright stars are like Mars and
Mercury. The constellation is said to give self-confidence, interest in social and
educational problems. Happiness, but danger of great vicissitudes (changes of
circumstances effecting one's life). The native is fond of country life and may be
a teacher or have the upbringing of young people.
4.
Culmination on Spica (the star of Honor, preferment, good fortune). (23^
G
17`)in the constellation of Alpha Virgo and of the nature of Venus and Mercury.
According to Robson if it is culminating it givees unbounded good fortune,
happiness, ecclesiastical preferment, unexpected honor or advancement beyond
native's hopes or capacity. Arcturus(24^ G 42`) is in the constellation of Alpha
Bootes and is of the nature of Jupiter and Mars. According to Robson if
culminating it gives high office under Government, great profit and reputation. If
at the same time with Sun, Moon or Jupiter, ample fortune and great honor.
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In the lives of the exceptional, astrology proves itself consistently. Without a doubt, in life
and in death, Princess Diana was one of the world's exceptional human beings and, as in the
case of those special individuals who stand out in the crowd, the astrology of Diana's life
showed itself magnificently over the years.
According to Ebertin between Spica and Arcturus there is only a minor difference in
longitude but a very large difference in latitude. A blend of mutual influences is frequently
given. Although Spica is very much larger and will dominate, it may get more positive
character by its blending with Arcturus).
Her Sun in Cancer spoke of an emotional, caring and sensitive woman with a great wealth of
feeling and devotion to her loved ones, especially her children. Her Aquarian Moon marked
her out as a true humanitarian, whose concern for others outweighed the suffering she
endured in her own quest for emotional happiness.
The many eulogies that have been made to Diana since her passing have all asserted her
humanity and concern for the welfare of others. But most poignant are the words of her
brother, Charles, who said, of all the things Diana was, she was above all, intuitive. These
are the qualities of Cancer and Aquarius. Diana had the common touch. She knew
instinctively how to connect immediately with people on all levels. It is for this Aquarian
ability that she will be most remembered.
Ebertin said born with the fixed stars, Spica and Arcturus, culminating in her chart, she was
destined to rise to a position of great fame, to receive lasting honours, to be a leader and
pioneer who would go against the grain, and become a defender and protector of the
innocent and those in need.
Other Cusps On Fixed Stars
IInd cusp on
a)Tarazed (29^ J 00`) in the constellation of Gamma Equila and of the nature of
Mars and Jupiter. "It is said to give great imagination, strong passions, indomitable
will, a dominating character, and influence over others, clairvoyance, a keen
penetrating mind and ability for chemical research.
b)Sham (29^ J 08`) in the constellation of Alpha Sagitta and of the nature of Mars
and Venus. According to Robson it is said to give a keen mind with ability for
abstract thought and teaching or writing, irritability, jealousy and danger of hostility
and bodily harm.
c) Albeiro(29^ J 20`) in the constellation of Betal 1 Cyagnus and is of the nature of
Venus and Mars. According to Robson it gives a handsome appearance, neatness, a
lovable disposition and beneficence in despair.
d) Altair (29^ J 49`) in the constellation of Alpha Aquila and of the nature of
Jupiter and Mars According to Robson It confers a bold, confident, valiant,
unyielding, ambitious and liberal nature, great and sudden but ephemeral wealth, and
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a position of command, makes its natives guilty of bloodshed, and gives danger from
reptiles.
Vth cusp on Rucha(16^ B 00`) in the constellation of Delta Casseopia and of the nature of
the nature of Saturn and Venus. Accoridng to Robson it gives haughtiness, boastfulness,
exaggerated pride and at the same time power of commanding respect.
XIIth cusp o Zabbah(4^ I 06`) in the Constellation of Nu Scorpius and of the nature of
Mercury and Mars. It was believed to be included in the Arabic 15th manzil, Iklil al Jabhah,
"the Crown of the Forehead". This was one of the fortunate stations, and from this manzil
title comes the occasional Iclil. [Influences: Improves misfortune, makes love durable,
strengthens buildings and helps seamen (Robson)].
Indian astrology considers the group as their Anuradha, "Propitious" or "Successful", —
"Mitra, the Friend", one of the Adityas, being the presiding divinity; and they figured it as a
"Row" or "Ridge", which the line of component stars well indicates. (Allen).
The Luminaries On Fixed Stars
a) The Sun on Mebsuta(9^ D 06`) in the constellation of Epsilon Gemini and of the
nature of Saturn. Ronson says that it is said to cause trouble and disgrace, sickness,
loss of fortune, affliction and danger to the knees
b) The Moon on Sador(24^ K 17`)in the constellatin of Gamma Cygnus and of the
nature o f Venus and Mars. According to Robson Cygnus gives a contemplative,
dreamy, cultured and adaptable nature. The affections are ill regulated and unsteady,
the talents develop late. There is some love of water and swimming and the art.
Planets On Fixed Stars:
Venus is on Algol (25^ B 28`) in the constellation of Beta Perseus and of the nature of
Saturn and Jupiter, According to Robson it causes misfortune, violence, decapitation,
hanging, electrocution and mob violence, and gives a dogged and violent nature that causes
death to the native or others. It is the most evil star in the heavens. The last para of the
biographic sketch reads as “In 1997 Princess Diana began a love affair with Emad "Dodi"
Fayed, the son of billionaire businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed. Their romance ended
abruptly on August 31, 1997 when both were killed in a car accident in Paris while fleeing
from paparazzi. Princess Diana's sudden death led to an unprecedented worldwide
outpouring of grief and love.” Venus on Algol is in the Vth house. She was having
romance(Vth house) with Dodi in the car (significator is Venus). Her life after falling in
disfavour of the Royalty was under very strict watch, every movement under strict vigil.
But the rays of Algol onVenus gave her the daring to challenge and seek her own path of
action, irrespective of the consequence. Violent death along with others was personified by
Venus on Algol, that too concerning the Vth house matter of romance, entertainment with
glamour and luxury. She died a very violent death. According to Noonan “The
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constellation is indicative of events effecting large numbers of people.” Her very life and
even her death did affect the lives of people all around the world. There was an
unprecedented worldwide outpouring of grief and love. Her short life was like a variegated
show that ended abruptly as emphasized in The Ode to Intellectual Beauty : “Life like a
dome of many coloured glass, stains the white radiance of eternity, until death tramples it to
fragments.”
Mars on Precipan (00^ F 20`) in the constellation of Omnicron Leo Minor. It gives a
generous, noble, peaceable, but fearless nature, with the ability to undertake prominent and
responsible positions. (Robson).Astrologers believed that the clarity of these stars in Leo
Minor, foretold the election of meritorious men. (Staal).
Jupiter on Bos (4^ K 40`) in the constellation of Rho Capriconus and of the nature of
Saturn and Venus. According to Robson it indicates The Wheel of Fortune"..
Uranus on Subra(23^ E 43`) in the constellation of Omnicron Leo and of the nature of
Mercury and Venus. Both the Lion and the Sun symbolize life governed by heat, light,
glamour, power and the glitter of the elite. Thus Leo-types are like triumphant odes sung to
the accompaniment of sounding brass, aflame with the life force. The Leo-type corresponds
to the high-powered character of the strong willed fanatic driven by the obsession to do. The
love of action, that emotionally active strength, is controlled and directed towards a goal and
subservient to long-term designs. A strong nature, inherently endowed with a full-blooded
enjoyment of life, finds justification for existence by making the heavens ring with its
achievements. This power can be expressed as horizontal deployment, as a Herculean type
of efficiency, as physical presence, physical activity, the here and now. However, it may
also be deployed in vertical tension and provide an Apollonian type of idealism, in which
the powers of enlightenment tend to rule unrivalled.
Neptune on Nusakan(8^ H 30`) in the constellation of Beta Corona Borealis of the nature
of Mercury and Venus. According to Ptolemy it is like Venus and Mercury. It is said to give
artistic ability, love of flowers, lassitude and disillusionment, but to bring its natives to a
position of command.
Pluto on Alula Boreala(06^ F 06`) in the constellation of Ursa Major and of the nature of
Saturn and Venus. It is said to give a quiet, prudent, suspicious, mistrustful, self-controlled,
patient nature, but an uneasy spirit and great anger when roused.
Rahu on Regulas (29^ E 20`) in the constellation of Alpha Leo and of the nature of Mars
and Jupiter. It may convey royal properties, noble mind, frankness, courage. The importance
of this star is accentuated by its nearness to the ecliptic. Its effect is in the best sense that of
Jupiter and Mars.
The Fixed Stars and the sudden and violent death of the princess.
“Their romance ended abruptly on August 31, 1997 when both were killed in a car accident
in Paris while fleeing from paparazzi.”.
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The progressed cusps and planets of Princess Diana during her 37th year:
Cusps:
Ascendant
:
IInd cusp
:
IIrd cusp
:
IVth cusp
:
23^
J 56`
24^ L 23`
05^ B 07`
29^ B 02`
(Alcyone, Merope, Asterope, Caleno, Electra all 29
Taurus. Indicating violent death.) Coincidentally, the IVth natal cusp
(indicting the grave and the last days – the end of all matters) falls on
Kurdah (23^ A 40`) in the constellation of Cepheus and of the nature
of Saturn and Jupiter. According to Robson it exposes the native to
cruel and severe trials. Ptolemy syas that if Kurdah be in an angle, it
causes death by handging, decapitation, crucifixion or impalement.
Vth cusp
:
VIth cusp
:
VIIth cusp
:
VIIth cusp
:
IXth cusp
:
Xth cus
:
16^
C 44`
3 ^ D 19`
23^ D 56` (Pollux 23Cancer, indicating violent death)
24^ F 23`
5^ H 07`
29^ H 02` (fixed stars influencing violent death from opposition, ie/.
IVth cusp.)
XIth cusp
:
XIIth
:
16^
I 44`
2^ I 19`
Progressed Planets during her 37th year(GMT Noon)
The Sun
:
The Moon
:
14^
E 02`
22^ C 26` ( Progressed Moon on Ensis 22^ C 27` on July 1997 –
indicating violent death and on August 1997 on Alnilam 23^ C,
indicating accident and death). Progressed Moon is square Mars
conjunct VIIth cusp (the house of longevity and accidents and Prog.
IInd cusp, the house of longevity and accident for the partner. Prog.
Mars is in opposition to prog. IInd cusp (Markeb 23^ L 29` –
indicating violent death ). This configuration forms a T square,
thereby making the chances of accident and violent death almost a
certainty.
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Mercury
:
Venus
:
Mars
:
Jupiter
:
Saturn
:
Uranus
:
Neptune
:
Pluto
:
5^
E 28`
3^ D 33`
23^ F 33`
00^ K 40` (Altair 01 Aquarius) sudden and unexpected death.
25^ J 13`
25^ E 22`
08^ H 37`
7^ I 2`. In the transits Pluto (which is in the VIIIth in the natal chart
is on Dschubba (02 Sag34`) indicates sudden and violent death or
death through human hands.
Rahu
:
27^ E 15` In the natal chart Rahu is in the VIIIth house on Regulas,
indicating violent death or death through secret enemies
Rahu is in the VIIIth house, with its dispositor the Sun in VIIth. Further, her Aquarian
(Aquarius if the sign of Altruism) Moon marked her out as a true humanitarian, whose
concern for others outweighed the suffering she endured in her own quest for emotional
happiness. The Moon (the significator of the common man) is the dispositor of the Sun, in
the 2nd house, aspecting Rahu (Rahu also signifying the outcast and deprived and people on
whom death hovers- the people dying due to explosion of mines and aids patients). She
fought for their rights and raised charity shows, thereby collecting funds and assistance of
the rich and affluent and channelising for the necessities of the poor and deprived classes.
This shows the sharing of royal glamour with people. Her Sun in Cancer spoke of an
emotional, caring and sensitive woman with a great wealth of feeling and devotion to her
loved ones, especially her children and showing sympathy for the common man. Princess
Diana’s lion hearted and noble life was spent for the public, the common man, the people at
large. She is the People’s princess who risked her royalty, happiness and even her life for
their well-being.
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NO.12
ALBERT EINSTEIN
- person of the Century
14th March 1879 at 10.50 a.m. Ulm, Germany, 10E00` 48N24`
The pre-eminent scientist in a century dominated by science.
The touchstones of the era — the Bomb, the Big Bang, quantum physics and electronics —
all bear his imprint
1879 (March 14) Born in Ulm, Germany, to Hermann Einstein (1847-1902) and Pauline
Koch (1858-1920).
1880 Einsteins move to Munich..
1881 Sister Maja (Maria) born (d. 1951).
1888 Enters Luitpold school in Munich.
1894 Family moves to Italy, Albert stays at Luitpold.
1895 Rejoins family in Pavia, then goes to cantonal school in Aarau, Switzerland.
1896 Renounces German citizenship. Gets diploma from Aarau, enrolls at ETH (Federal
Institute of Technology) in Zurich.
1900 Gets diploma from ETH.
1901 Becomes Swiss citizen.
1902 Employed at patent office, Bern.
1903 Marries Mileva Maric (1875-1948). They have two sons, Hans Albert (1904-1973),
who became a successful hydraulic engineer, and Eduard (1910-1965), who fell prey to
incurable schizophrenia. A daughter, Lieserl (1902-?) was born before the marriage and
apparently put up for adoption--her fate is unknown.
1905 Publishes in the Annalen der Physik: -Über einen die Erzeugung und Verwandlung des
Lichtes betreffenden heuristishen Gesichtspunkt, on the quantum of light and the photoelectric effect.
-Die von der molekularkinetischen Theorie der Wärme geforderte Bewegung von in
ruhenden Flüssigkeiten suspendierten Teilchen, on Brownian motion of particles and atomic
theory.
-Elektrodynamic bewegter Körper, the special theory of relativity.
-Ist die Trägheit eines Körpers von seinem Energieeinhalt abhängig?, equivalence of mass
and energy.
Events in 1905January 6: Second anniversary of marriage to Mileva Maric.
Early March: Begins to submit one-paragraph reviews of recent scientific papers on heat
theory to the Beiblätter zu den Annalen der Physik — mainly summaries, with occasional
critical remarks. By the end of the year 21 of these reviews were published.March 14: His
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26th birthday. March 17: Sends Annalen der Physik his photoelectricity paper, “On a
Heuristic Point of View concerning the Production and Transformation of Light.” Received
March 18, published June 9.May 14: First birthday of son, Hans Albert. April ar
Dimensions.” (Published in 1906.) May: Sends Annalen der Physik his Brownian Motion
paper, “On the Movement of Small Particles Suspended in Stationary Liquids Required by
the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat.” Received May 11, published July 18. Mid-May:
Conceives special relativity theory (he later recalled that he sent the paper in for publication
five or six weeks after the idea came to him). June: Sends” Annalen der Physik”his special
relativity theory paper, “On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies.” Received June 30,
published 26 September. July 27: Doctorate is approved unanimously by University of
Zurich Philosophy II faculty (the degree was formally awarded January 15, 1906). August:
Sends Annalen der Physik his doctoral dissertation on size of molecules, received August
19, published with slight revisions February 8, 1906. This would become one of Einstein’s
most frequently cited papers. It shows how to use fluid phenomena to determine Avogadro’s
Number, which is related to the size of atoms (and for skeptics, their reality). Late summer:
Travels to Serbia with Mileva and their son, visiting friends and Mileva’s family.
September: Sends Annalen der Physik his mass-energy equivalence paper, “Does the Inertia
of a Body Depend upon Its Energy Content?” Received September 27, published November
21. This paper contains a formula which in modern notation would be written E=mc².
October-November: Earns a little money by tutoring a student on electricity. December:
Sends Annalen der Physik another paper “On the Theory of Brownian Motion,” received
December 19, published February 8, 1906. This paper improves and extends his
mathematical development of the theory.
1907 -Planckshe Theorie der Strahlung und die Theorie der spezifische Wärme, quantum
theory for solids (specific heats).
-Relativitätsprinzip und die aus demselben gezogenen Folgerungen, the principle of general
relativity--gravitation is equivalent to acceleration.
1909 Becomes associate professor at University of Zurich. Further work on quantum theory.
1911 Becomes full professor at Karl-Ferdinand University in Prague. Predicts bending of
starlight at eclipses (but gets the magnitude wrong).
1912 Becomes professor at the ETH in Zurich.
1914 Becomes professor at University of Berlin. Separates from Mileva and sons. Outbreak
of First World War.
1915 Cosigns "Manifesto to Europeans" separating himself from German militarism.
-Feldgleichungen der Gravitation, the general relativity equations.
1916 -Die Grundlage der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie, book laying out the general theory
of relativity.
Becomes president of the German Physical Society.
-Quantentheorie der Strahlung, derives momentum carried by light quanta; a 1917 paper
with the same title explains stimulated emission.
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1917 Becomes director of Kaiser-Wilhelm Institute (which supports research in Germany). Kosmologische Betrachtungen zur allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie, cosmology equations
with the "cosmological term" and expanding universe.
1918 End of First World War; revolution in Germany.
1919 Divorced from Mileva. Marries his cousin Elsa Einstein Löwenthal (1876-1936). Her
adult daughters by a previous marriage, Ilse (1897-1934) and Margot (1899-1986), had
already legally taken the name Einstein. Bending of light near sun observed at eclipse.
1920 Public attacks on relativity theory and Einstein by anti-Semites.
1921 First visit to United States.
1922 Works on unified field theory.
Visits Far East. Awarded Nobel Prize in physics "for his services to theoretical physics and
in particular for his discovery of the law of the photo-electric effect."
1924 Inauguration of Einstein Institute with "Einstein Tower" in Potsdam.
-Quantentheorie des einigatomigen idealen Gases, the "Bose-Einstein" quantum theory of
statistical fluctuations.
1927 Begins dialogue on quantum theory interpretation with Niels Bohr at the fifth Solvay
Congress.
1929-Einheitliche Feldtheorie, widely publicized attempt to unify gravitational and
electromagnetic field theories.
1930 Extended visit to United States, chiefly at the California Institute of Technology.
1932 Appointed professor at Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, intending to divide
time between there and Berlin.
1933 Nazis come to power in Germany; Einstein settles in United States.
1935 -Can quantum-mechanical description of physical reality be considered complete?
(with B. Podolsky and N. Rosen), continuing the debate over interpretation. 1936 Death of
Elsa.
1939 Outbreak of Second World War; Einstein signs letter to President Roosevelt warning
of possibility of atomic bombs and urged that this country do the same, inspiring the
Manhattan Project. Having paved the way for this new weapon with his warning and own
discoveries, Einstein devoted much time in later years working for nuclear arms control
1940 Becomes citizen of United States (retaining Swiss citizenship).
1945 Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; end of Second World War.
1946 Serves as chairman of Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists.
1948 -Generalized theory of gravitation, an example of continuing attempts to find a more
universal mathematical approach to field theory.1952 Offered presidency of Israel, and
declines.
1955 (April 18) Dies in Princeton.30: Submits his University of Zurich doctoral dissertation,
“A New Determination of Molecule.
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The Times of Albert Einstin: It was a time when there was a revolution in science and
technology. Quantum physics was making great inroads and changing the whole scenario in
the West.Newtonian physics can suitably describe the orbit of the planets or the energy
transformations during a game of pool, quantum physics describes how electrons surround
the nucleus of the atom and other subatomic actions. Quantum physics tries to explain the
behavior of even smaller particles. These particles are things like electrons, protons, and
neutrons. At the age of 30, his Theory of Relativity and Quantum Mechanics set off a
revolution in Physics.
It was also the time of suppression as the Nazis and Hitler threatened the world. Being a Jew
and a victim to Hitler’s policies, he fled Germany in 1933 (Prior to this, he had to design the
U-boat project for Germany.The U-505 is a German World War II Type-IXc Unterseeboot –
a submarine) and settled in the USA. In 1939, to counter Hitler’s Germany developing the
atomic bomb, he inspired the Manhattan Project and paved the way for the new atomic
weapon. After the devastation of Hiroshima and N agasaki, he devoted much of his time for
nuclear arms control. He spent much of his time at the Institute of Advanced Study in
Princeton University, New Jersey.
A Few Significators:
Researcher: Uranus, Aquarius, Mercury, Mars, Pluto
Scientific Tendencies: 0th, 4th, 8th , 11th houses, Aquarius, Uranus
Scientist: Aquarius, Uranus, Mercury, 12th house; Quantum Physics: Uranus, Aquarius
Electronics: Uranus, Aquarius, Pluto, Mars; Gyrocompass: Uranus; Atom: The Sun, Pluto
Neutrons: Neptune; Molecule: The Sun, Uranus, Pluto; Physics:Aquarius, Uranus
Nuclear Physicist:Aquarius, Uranus, Pluto; Atomic fusion, atom bomb:Pluto
Atomic (Nuclear) scientist: Pluto Scorpio; U boat:Neptune
Professor: Mercury, Jupiter, Saggitarus, 5th house, Saturn; Uncertainty:Neptune, Rahu
Suppression: Saturn; Migration:Neptune, Uranus, 12th house
Effects Of Fixed Stars In The Birth Chart Of Albert Einstin:
Angles On The Fixed Stars:
Ascendant on Tejat Posterior (3^ D 36`), in the constellation of Gemini and of the nature of
Mercury and Venus. According to Robson it gives energy, force, power, protection.
According to Dr. Eric Morse it gives the ability to express ideas in reasonable and
acceptable ways which win, because of their manifest intelligence.
He further adds that Al Hena with Tegat Posterior and Propus (Tegat Prior) entered Cancer
1349, 1621 and 1755 AD respectively. Each of these dates, within a year or two, was
significant in the rise of European thought and literature from the Renaissance onwards.
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Nadir on El Kophrah (01^
F 42`)
in Ursa Major of the nature of Mars.
Descendant on Kaus Medius (2^ J 53`) in the constellation of Saggitarus and of the nature
of Mercury and Mars. According to Ebertin this star promoters of idealistic and humane
ideas, promoters of mental stimuli, enterprise and a sense of justice.
According to Dr. Erci Morse it conveys a sense of strength and flexibility combined and this
often shows up in the charts of people who can put force behind their reasoning, yet be
flexible.
The Culmination is on the stars that give inventions and discoveries in scientific field. of
Sadalmelek (2^ L 04`) in the constellation of Alpha Aquarius and of the nature of Saturn and
Merury(a star indicating fame through inventions and discoveries in science and aviation.
B) Formalhaut (2^ L 09`) (a star indicating success as a scientist. Ebertin says a conjunction
with Jupiter or on the MC will bring favor from dignitaries of the church. Tied up with
either Sun or Moon, the influence of Fomalhaut is said to be quite marked
Other cusps on fixed stars:
IInd cusp on Gomeisa (20^ D 30`) in the constellation of Canis Major and of the nature of
Mercury and Mars. Manilus, book 5 of Astronomica, 4th century AD describes the qualities
of this stars by saying : “It bestows not hunting, but its weapons. To rear keen scented
whelps and to tell their class by their pedigree, their qualities by their place of origin; to
produce nets and huntin-spears tipped with strong points, and pliant shafts with knots
smoothed out and to manufacture and sell at a profit whatever the art of hunting is likely to
require.”
IIIrd cusp on Giansar (8^ E 37`) in the constellation of Lambda Draco and of the nature of
Saturn and Mars. According to Ptolemy the bright stars are like Saturn and Mars. Draco
gives an artistic and emotional but somber nature, a penetrating and analytical mind, much
travel. It gives craft, ingenuity, and valor.
VIth cusp on Unukhalai(20^ H 22`) in the constellation of Alpha Serpens and of the nature
of Saturn and Mercury. Serpens, is the same Snake that is found on the symbol of medicine
worldwide, the staff of the god Mercury, the caduceus. The caduceus shows two snakes
coiling around a central rod surmounted by two wings of the bird on top. Mercury placed his
wand between two serpents struggling to devour each other, which represents the directing
intelligence (Mercury) reconciling basic opposing forces and so representing good balanced
by evil, health by sickness. A snake's ability to shed its skin is symbolic of transformation
and renewal.
Kundalini is represented symbolically as a snake coiled up upon itself in the form of a ring
at the base of the spinal column; and when it is roused, as sometimes happens in human
experience, the snake uncoils and stretches up along the spinal column, through the chakras,
corresponding to the various plexuses of the body, until it reaches the area of the forehead
corresponding to the crown chakra, there it blazes out to enlightenment.
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The snake represent power, wisdom, temptation, sublety, moral dualism, the harmonizing of
divergent tendencies. The snake has often been likened to a bolt of lightning. There is no
foretelling the snakes' movements, when a snake uncoils to strike, he moves like lightning.
This energy can bring about sudden changes.
VIIIth cusp on Sulaphat(20^ J 14`) (the star of science and art)in the constellation of
Gamma Lyre and of the nature of Mercury and Venus. According to Ptolemy Lyra (a
musical instrument) is like Venus and Mercury. It is said to give an harmonious, poetical
and developed nature, fond of music and apt in science and art.
Luminaries on fixed stars:
The Sun on Sadalbari a)(22^ L 42`) and b) Matar(22^ L 42`) both in the constellation of
Pegasus and of the nature of Mars and Mercury. Pegasus is indicative of a specific mission
in life which the inquirer will always find the time and energy to pursue, although the path
may be sewn with difficulties (the Chimaera) and limitations. Pegasus Syndrome is the
seeming ability to "fly over any situation," though the reverse may be a lesson in humility,
being "taken down a peg," as it were.
The Moon on Ras Algethi (14^ I 27`) in the constellation of Herculas and of the nature of
Saturn. Ebertin says that this star gives boldness and a drive to gain power. If well aspected
it is said to give enjoyment and favors from women. If badly aspected, it is said to cause
irritation, especially in connection with the female sex. The Moon is influenced by
Rigel(15^ C 08) from opposition, the star indicating mechanical and inventive abilities and
inventions.
Other Planets On Fixed Stars:
Mercury and Saturn are influenced through opposite rays a) Zanian (2^ G 50`) According to
Ptolemy it is of the nature of Mercury and Venus; and, to Alvidas, of Venus and Mercury in
sextile. It gives refinement, honor, congeniality, order and a lovable nature b) Eadasich (3^
G 13`) in the constellation of Draco and of the nature of Saturn and Mercury. According to
Ptolemy the bright stars are like Saturn and Mars. Draco gives an artistic and emotional but
somber nature, a penetrating and analytical mind, much travel and many frien c) Tueris (3^
G 30`) in the constellation of Argo Navis and of the nature of Saturn and Jupiter. According
to Robson it gives prosperity in trade and voyages. Strength of mind and spirit.
Venus is influenced through opposite rays from Seginus (15^ G 58` ) in the constellation of
Gamma Bootes and of the nature of mercury and Saturn. Bootes symbolizes the elder, the
sage, the wise old man who is interested in principles and underlying causes, theories,
ideologies, and how the past effects the future. (Conservative) politicians, economists,
draftsmen, architects, designers of all kinds. Manilius 1st century AD writes "they will be
kings under kings and ministers of state, and be charged with the guardianship of the people,
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custodianship of great houses and treasures, who confine their business to the care of
another's home so that the wealth of monarchs and temple finances will be in their keeping".
They are the master who works on the drawing board, where he casts the exact plan of the
intended construction. Before taking form everything pre-exists as an abstract concept, as an
intention, he represents the mysterious artisan, the drawn-up plan, the scaffold without
which no vital construction could be made, the prototype putting the stamp of the species on
the individual, the astral body of the occultist. He is the master capable of directing the work
of others and of discerning what is in the embryo in the sphere of human development.
Mars is influenced through opposite rays by a) Polaris in the constellation of Ursa Major and
of the nature of Saturn and Venus. Dr. Eric Morse says : Ptolemy gives it a Saturn-Venus
rating entirely right for the star which serves so well to guide us in our wanderings and this
is just what it tell us about people when we find it strong in their charts. According to its
aspects, they are excellent, or not so good at, receiving and giving guidance, and give it they
always will and to any and all who will listen. and b) Betalguese (27^ C 03`) – a star
indicating literary gifts, good leadership and organization and giving success in one’s career
– in the constellation of Alpha Orion and of the nature of Mars and Mercury. Noonan says
that it gives honors and titles.
Jupiter is influenced by the opposite raysof a)Algeiba(27^ E 54`) in the constellation of
Gamma Leo and of the nature of Saturn and Mercury. According to Allen it promotes love,
benevolence, and help against enemies]. (Allen). And b) Regulas(28^ E 08`) – a star giving
prominent leadership, optimism, position and authority. Among the lunar-mansion stars, it
is chief in the Hindu 10th nakshatra that bears its name in India as Magha, "the Mighty". In
Arabia, with gamma, zeta, and eta of the Sickle, it was the 8th manzil, Al Jabhah, the
Forehead with the influences that strengthens buildings, promotes love, benevolence, and
help against enemies. This is one of the four key stars in the heavens, also called archangel
stars, assigning: Venant - Raphael The Healing Archangel (Regulus) Watcher of the North.
Uranus is influenced through opposite rays of Anch (1^ L 34) in the constellation of Theta
Aquarius and is of the nature of Saturn and Mercury. According to Noonan this star along
with Albali can cause danger, persecution and even death, but are also said to give good
fortune.
Neptune is on Kafaljdhma (7^ B 44`) in the constellation of Cetus and of the nature of
Saturn. It confers an emotional and charitable nature, with the ability to command,
especially in war.
Pluto is on Algol (24^ B 28`) in the constellation of Beta Perseus and of the nature of Saturn
and Jupiter. Algol is a star that is signified with evil. Pluto is signified with transformation
and plutonomium, atoms, neutrons. Pluto is in the 12th house of secrecy. The secrets of
splitting the atoms was developed by Einstin. He advised president Roosevelt to develop
atomic weapons as Hitler was attempting to do so and the Manhattan Project saw the light of
the day. Mars, with dignity but with retrained energy is in trine from the 8th to Pluto in the
12th. Both are planets of death and Pluto is the planet of total annihilation. The atomic
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weapons used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki saw the total devastation of the cities. Perhaps,
after the explosion of these weapons, he must have felt repentant as he advocated to stops
the arms race after the war.
Rahu os on Bos(2^ K 28`) b)Al Shat (2^ K 14`) and Oculus 93Aqu01). According to
Robson both are said to give piercing intellect.
Albert Einstin the scientist :
1.
Has his ascendant fortified with energy, force, power, protection and the ability
to express ideas in reasonable and acceptable ways which win, because of their
manifest intelligence as the Ascendant on Tejat Posterior.
2.
El Kophrah on his Nadir enables him to be a promoter of idealistic and humane
ideas, promoters of mental stimuli, enterprise and a sense of justice at the last
phase of his life.
3.
The stars on his culmination gave made him a scientist full of inventions and
discoveries and Formalhaut made him a successful scientist. The sixth and eighth
cusps also give him the power of intuition and working for the progress of
scientific discoveries and inventions.
4.
The Sun on Sadalbar and Matar gave him a specific mission in life, an inquirer
and a seeker. The Moon on Ras Algethi made him bold and gave him favours
from the fair sex.
5.
Mars is influenced by Betelguese with rays from opposite angle,
enableing
th
th
him have successful career. Mars is the lord of 11 , in 8 and trine to Pluto (on
Algol – a star that signifies evil) in the 12th. Both deal with death and
destruction. His assistance in building the U boats for Germany and splitting the
atom for the USA were instrumental in bring mass destruction on the face of the
earth. But such a combination also brought in a transformation so that during
the last phase of his life (indicated by the nadir) he advocated a halt in the arms
race.
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Importance of “oppositions for Fixe Stars in the case of Albert Einstein
Many authorities on Fixed Stars like Vivian Robson and Reinhold Ebertin have concluded that the fixed
stars operate by position and are said to "cast no rays" or, in other words, their aspects are
said to be ineffective and their influence to be exerted only by conjunction and parallel. At
the same time they also suggest that aspects to the fixed stars can be read, but it is only the
opposition that is thought to be of any relevance. The opposition may exert some influence
due to the polarity, but the conjunction is by far the primary aspect to consider.
The horoscope, when taken in its totality shows the following:
1. Ascendant cusp is onTejat Posterior, giving energy, force, power, protection according to
Robson..
2. The Culmination is on is on Sadalmelek and Formalhaut, and both the stars are concerned
with science, technology, inventions and discoveries.
3. The Sun on Sadalbari and Matar and both these stars are indicative of a specific mission
in life which the inquirer will always find the time and energy to pursue, although the path
may be sewn with difficulties (the Chimaera) and limitations.
4. The Moon (Lord of the Ascendant) on Ras Algethi in the constellation of Herculas and of
the nature of Saturn is in the sign of adventure, exploration, exresearch and the higher mind..
Further, the Moon forms a sextile with the IXthe cusp faling Aquarius , the most scientific
sign. Ebertin says that this star gives boldness and a drive to gain power. The Moon is
forming a trine with Venus and the XIth cusp, indicating fulfillment and success. The Moon
is also quintile to the Lord of the IXth, Uranus, and this aspect is favourable for
development of the mind and spirit. The Moon is part of the fan formation made by the Vth
cusp to Moon (in the form of a semi-sextile), the Moon to the VIIth cusp (in the form a
semi-sextile), the VIIth cusp to the IXth cusp (in the form a semi-sextile), the IXth cusp to
the XIth cusp (in the form of a sextile). The Sextile involved in the very powerful fan
formation involved the Ascendant and the Ascendant lord, is a power aspect of opportunities
as emphasized by the German Cosmo biologists and Uranian astrologers.
5. In a similar manner another fan formation is formed by Mars (lord of the XIth) conjunct
the VIIIth cusp by semi-sextile to Jupiter and a sextile to the Sun, Jupiter forms a semisextile to the Sun (in the Xth house) and the Sun forming a sextile to Pluto in the XIth
house. Mars, lord of XIth is trine Pluto in the XIth. The Xth cusp is trine to the Ascendant.
6. Most of the planets are above the earth, adding impetus to his plans, aims, desires and
ambitions related to his life and career.
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7. Except the Sun in the element of water, most of the planets are either in fiery or earthy
elements. This gives us a picture of a sensible man with great ambition and drive with
strategies for fulfillment and success.
8. The point of Kamadhenu (the sum of the longitudes of the Ascendant, the Sun and the
Moon) falls on 19D38.45 conjunct the Sun. They are both trine the Ascendant from the
Culmaination (Karmasthan) by the translation of light.
Looking at the chart in the light of the above background, it would be right of say that
opposition has exerted some influence due to polarity and this great soul made all attempts
to seize all opportunities even in adversity and transform them through strategic planning
into success. There are exceptions and anomalous phenomena in the plan of nature and
creation, Albert Einstin is a part of nature’s plan and God’s creation. The hour cometh and
the man cometh. He walked on the globe like a mighty intellect when there was a great
revolution in the field of science and technology, His shadow crossed this path at a very
critical juncture. His success story in the annals of history will remain a chapter that all
civilized men will read and try to emulate. The stars are His handiwork. But mortal men
who admire and try to emulate his success through fervent, ceaseless and untiring efforts in
an environment of adversities will admit that the fixed stars do influence the affairs of
human beings on this sub-lunar plane to some extent.
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CASE STUDIES OF PERSONS KNOWN TO ME
The stars above us, govern our conditions.
- William Shakespeare
Due to the code of Secrecy, the actual names of the natives are not given. The
charts The charts of achievers or those who have made attempts to achieve.
Some charts are those who have unexceptional good luck and have come up in
life, as if things were offered to them on a silver platter.
Case
Study
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Name
Mr. Mac
Mr. Determination
Richard
Regulas The Mighty
Master Cutter
Prof. S.P. Vaidya
Dr. Jayantrao Narlikar
Ms. Sunita Joshi
Spica the Lucky Girl
A Computer Scientist
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NO : 13
Mr. Mac
Some are born fortunate, some achieve it, while fate thrusts fortune on a few.
Born on 31 Aug 1970 @ 1.15 IST, 74E53 / 12N52
Joined a multinational company as a worker. As it was the practice of that company to
recruit one son on seniority basis, Mac’s fathers turn came on seniority and Mac was
employed in 1991.
Right from childhood he had an enjoyable life. Even seniority-wise, his elder brother was
eligible for employment, but due to the prevailing circumstances Mac was lucky to be
employed.
Somehow he became the favourite of the youngsters working in the Bhati (oven department)
as he was working in that section. In the elections held in March 1994 he won with a very
handsome margin, may be because the panel in which he joined was very powerful and all
the 9 seats were won by the panel.
Soon, he became accustomed to the politics of the company and has been in leadership
since then, till date. Grade-wise, an unskilled worker, but luck wise he is sitting with the
management, framing police and taking decisions and hundreds of workmen (much elder
than him) who worked along with him have to still give their sweat, blood and toil everyday.
He owns a spacious house, is married with two children. He has no problems concerning
finance and has good investment. At this age he has planned very well for his future.
How The Fixed Stars Have Affect his life:
The Angles On Fixed Stars:
1.Ascendant on Sarph (25^ C 13`) in the constellation of Orion which will fashion alert
minds and agile bodies, souls prompt to respond to duty's call, and hearts which press on
with unflagging energy in spite of every trial Wazan(25^ C 16`) in the constellation of Beta
Columba, of the nature of Mercury and Venus. According to Robson it gives a gentle, kind,
timid, innocent and self-sacrificing nature, together with strength of spirit. Bringers of good
news.
2. Descendant on Aculeus(25^ I 10) in the constellation of Scorpius and of the nature of
Mars and Moon. Eric Morse says that at their best, well aspected, they can have very sharp
minds and a perception well above average as though, perhaps 'blind' to what we see and
take for granted, they see what we do not, at levels where eyesight does not reach. Not for
nothing has the word Acumen come down to us as a term for a sharp mind. Otherwise it can
cause eye problems and blindness, if afflicted.
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5. Culmination on Acamar (22^ A 51`) in the constellation of Theta Eridanus and of
the nature of Jupiter. Robson says that according to Ptolemy all the stars with the
exception of Achernar are like Saturn. Eridanus gives a love of knowledge and
science, much travel and many changes, a position of authority, but danger of
accidents, especially at sea, and of drowning
Other Cusps On Fixed Stars
IInd cusp on a)Muscida (21^ D 21`) in the constellation of Ursa Major and is of the nature
of Mars. According to Robson it is said to give a quiet, prudent, suspicious, mistrustful,
self-controlled, patient nature, but an uneasy spirit and great anger when roused.
b) Pollux (21^ D 25`) on Beta Gemini and of the nature of Mars. According to Ptolemy it
is of the nature of Mars; and, to Alvidas, of the Moon, Mars and Uranus. It gives a subtle,
crafty, spirited, brave, audacious, cruel and rash nature, a love of boxing, dignified
malevolence, and is connected with poisons.
IIIrd cusp on a)Algenubi (18^ E 56`) in the constellation of Epsilon Leo and of the nature of
Saturn and Mars. According to Robson it gives a bold, bombastic, cruel, heartless, brutish
and destructive nature, but artistic appreciation and power of expression.
According to Noonan it gives an appreciation for language and a power of expression.
Ebertin says that it is credited with properties such as conveying higher spiritual gifts of the
Logos to those men who are able to conceive them. In primitive natives, this star may
become a danger, if bound up with a poorly placed Saturn or Neptune, severe psychological
depressions are indicated and possibly even suicide. In conjunction with a 'strongly' placed
Mars, the Lion's Head will make for feverish diseases and if conjunct with Uranus, dangers
of accidents are present. Bismarck had this fixed star positioned exactly conjunct his
Ascendant; this fact as well as the part played by other configurations gave this chancellor
his mental superiority.
a)Merek (17^ E 31`) in the constellation of Usra Major and of the nature of Saturn and
Mercury. Ebertin says that Merak has a Mars nature and is of importance in a natal chart, if
the sign Leo is tenanted and other configurations give a clue to love of command and
domination. This star is credited with increasing the power to get on in life and this is
especially so if in conjunction with the Sun, Mars or Pluto.
Vth cusp on Spica (23^ G 25`) in the constellation of Alpha Virgo and of the nature of
Venus and mercury. Robson says that according to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Venus and
Mars; and, to Alvidas, of Venus, Jupiter and Mercury. It gives success, renown, riches, a
sweet disposition, love of art and science, unscrupulousness, unfruitfulness and injustice to
innocence. He further says that when Venus is on this star he gets benefits from friends,
social success, false friends of own sex. Education does not imply just reading and mugging
up from books. It is also experience got due to social contacts which develops the intellect.
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Venus does give such intellectual development. The Hindus know it as Chitra, "Bright",
their 14th nakshatra, figured as a Lamp, or as a Pearl, with Tvashtar, the Artificer, or
Shaper, as its presiding divinity. [Influences: Those born on the lunar day will be
mathematicians, surgeons, oculists, weavers, writers, singers, manufacturers of perfumes
and dealers in jewels and cloth. With Moon transiting here at birth native will be fond of
clothes and flowers of many colors and will have beautiful eyes and limbs. Allen says that a
temple to this star in Greece erected in 715 B.C with reference to "the Great Diana of the
Ephesians”. The native has all the positive and negative qualities referred. If he strives to
suppress the negative qualities, then sky is the limit of his advancement.
VIIIth cusp on Sulaphat (21^ J 20`) in the constellation of Gamma Lyra and of the nature
of Venus and Mercury. Manilus, book 5 of Astronomica, 1st century AD says that he will get
to the bottom of crimes by sifting the evidence for them and bring to light - all that lies
hidden under the silence of deceit. Hence, too, are begotten the merciless torturer, the
dispenser of penalties, whoever insists on the truth and abominates evil, and the man whose
profound understanding will put an end to disputes. Being a union leader and having being
given an opportunity to grant justice, he can go into this direction to make the world a better
place to live.
XIIth cusp on Algol(25^ B 45`) in the constellation of Beta Perseus and of the nature of
Sturn and Jupiter. The people with the influence of Algol are Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali,
Van Gogh, Albert Einstein, Karl Abraham (psychoanalyst), Carl Jung, Ramakrishna (Indian
saint), Muktananda (Indian mystic), Werner Erhard (guru "est"), Marshall Applewhite and
Luc Jouret (cult leaders, led to mass suicides), Al Gore (the name is close), Billy Joel, Glen
Campbell, Liberace, Princess Diana, Prince William, Princess Caroline of Monaco, Anita
Bryant (against gays), Zola Budd (runner), Manly Palmer Hall (philosophical research),
Aleister Crowley (Satanist, occultist), Erica Jong (author), Mary Jo Kopechne (drowned
companion of Ted Kennedy), John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Dean Martin, Ryan O'Neil, Josef
Stalin, Pat Schroeder, Carl Sagan, Cecil B. De Mille (film producer), Isadora Duncan, Mata
Hari (Spy), George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, Michael Caine, Henry Fonda, Ruhollah
Khomeini (Iranian leader), Stephen King (horror novels).
According to Robson it causes misfortune, violence, decapitation, hanging, electrocution
and mob violence, and gives a dogged and violent nature that causes death to the native or
others. It is the most evil star in the heavens As the star influences his XIIth cusp, with its
lord Venus on a very fortunate star Spica in the fifth house, and the twelfth cusp making a
quincunx to Venus, the native could be on the path of self undoing. But with the above
examples of the great, it could also be the blessings of purva punya to conquer evil, as
Venus is trine the ascendant.
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The Luminaries On Fixed Stars
The Sun on Khambalia (6^ H 32`) in the constellation of Lambda Virgo and of the nature
of Mercury and Mars. According to Robson it causes swift violence, unreliability,
changeability, and an argumentative nature.
The Moon on Alphard (26^ E 13`) in the constellation of Alpha Hydra and of the nature of
Saturn and Venus. Robson says that Ptolemy states that it is of the nature of Saturn and
Venus, but according to Alvidas it is similar to the Sun and Jupiter in sextile. It gives
wisdom, musical and artistic appreciation, knowledge of human nature, strong passions, lack
of self control, immorality, revolting deeds and a sudden death by drowning, poison or
asphyxiation.
There is always a struggle in man’s mind over good and evil, right and wrong. At times
“Character is Destiny” and the human mind can triumph over negative factors and raise the
soul to great heights, the heights of the heavens itself. Robson says if it is with the Moon
then lust, wantonness, profligacy, failure in projects but financial help often from a relative,
ill-fortune to wife or mother, eventual disgrace and ruin, danger of death by asphyxiation. If
afflicted by Mars or Saturn, death by drowning or poison especially if Mars be angular. If a
malefic is in conjunction with Algol; death by water or poison. The native should be
extremely careful and tread the correct path.
Other planets on fixed stars
Mercury on Zavijava(26^ F 45`) in the constellation of Beta Virgo and of the nature of
Mercury and Mars. According to Robson it gives beneficence, force of character, strength,
combative movements and destructiveness. The importance is emphasized as Mercury is the
lord of the ascendant.
Venus on Spica (23^
G 25`) – the details of Spica have already been given above.
Venus on Arcturus (23^ G 49`) in the constellation of Alpha Bootes and of the nature of
Mars and Jupiter. Allen says astrologically the star brought riches and honor to those born
under it. Robson says when it is on Venus, it makes one popular, gifts and favors from
friends, some false friends of own sex. Ebertin says that between Spica and Arcturus there
is only a minor difference in longitude but a very large difference in latitude. A blend of
mutual influences is frequently given. Although Spica is very much larger and will
dominate, it may get more positive character by its blending with Arcturus.
Venus on Nekkar(23^ G 50`) in the constellation of Beta Bootes and of the nature of
Mercury and Saturn. Manilius 1st century AD writes "they will be kings under kings and
ministers of state, and be charged with the guardianship of the people, custodianship of great
houses and treasures, who confine their business to the care of another's home so that the
wealth of monarchs and temple finances will be in their keeping".
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Mars on Al Jabbah (27^ E 09`) in the constellation of Eta Leo and of the nature of Saturn
and Mercury. According to Robson that this star gives loss and many dangers, a violent and
in temperate nature, and to a military officer danger of mutiny and murder by his soldiers.
These characteristics are most marked when the star is rising.
Jupiter on Princeps a)(2^ H 44`) in the constellation of Delta Bootes and of the nature of
Mercury and Saturn. Robson says that it gives a keen studious and profound mind with the
ability for research.
b) Jupiter on Akalurops(2^ H 46`) in the constellation of Bootes and of the nature of
Mercury and Saturn. The star in the constellation is said to give prosperity from work,
strong desires, a tendency to excess, a fondness for rural pursuits, together with some liking
for occultism.
Saturn on Zaurak (23^ B 27`) in the constellation of Eridanus and of the nature of Saturn.
Ebertin says Zaurak has a Saturnian character. Anyone who has this star connected with a
planet in his chart should endeavor not to take life too seriously and put too much weight on
everything people say. This person should struggle to overcome melancholy. Otherwise, this
star could trigger off fear of death and suicidal tendencies.
Neptune on Toliman(Bangula)(29^ H 04`) in the constellation of Centaurus and is of the
nature of Venus and Jupiter. According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Venus and Jupiter;
and, to Alvidas, of Mars with the Moon and Uranus in Scorpio. It gives beneficence, friends,
refinement and a position of honor.
Pluto on Alkaid (26^ F 31`) According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Venus and Jupiter;
and, to Alvidas, of Mars with the Moon and Uranus in Scorpio. It gives beneficence, friends,
refinement and a position of honor.
In the native’s chart the lord of the ascendant is conjunct Pluto and trine Saturn. With a
steady mind on the path of spiritual development the native transform himself to the great
men and women mentioned above under the influence of Algol, and society would benefit a
great deal from it.
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NO: 14
MR. DETERMINATION
- caught on the wheels of fate in the reverse.
Born on 26th June 1942 at 02.45 IST 75E00 and 12N20
The native was running an educational institute for more than 2 decades in the suburbs of
Mumbai. Prior to this he was a manager of another educational institute in Mumbai for a
decade.
His charts shows that his ascendant and ascendant lord Venus is strong, trine to his 11th lord
Neptune tenanting the fifth, the sign of service. Apart from running the institute he was
involved in social service, both political and non-political.
Mercury, lord of IInd (having dignity is in the second). The lord of IXth (Saturn)and
Xth(Uranus) are conjunct in the ascendant (aspect wise and declination wise). By parallels
of declination Mercury is conjunct Saturn. Therefore, there is a powerful combination.
Further Jupiter (though combust), lord of VIIIth is conjunct the Sun (lord of 4th),
(strengthened by the parallel of declination) tenanting the IInd house. By this combination,
so far as income was concerned, it was through Mercurial matters, detached communication,
commission agent, etc. The trine effect of Saturn and Uranus to the VIth cusp and Meridian
cusp also makes the native to indulge odd types of occupations dealing with service-oriented
sector through human contacts.
The Moon, lord of 3rd house, signifying kindred, domestic matters, females and the general
public at large, has lost its dignity and is in opposition to his ascendant and ascendant lord
from the descendant. This Moon is almost square to the Sun and Jupiter, bringing in
problems with contractual documents and the government authorities. It was through the
problems created by people at large and his kindred that his 55th and 56th years were very
troublesome, where he was forced to sell his house (in the 55th year) and surrender his
business and business premises (in the 56th year). The present exercise is an attempt to see
how the progressed and solar return charts of his 56th year vis-à-vis his ntal chart was
affected by aspects, transits of planets and fixed stars. Time and again, I repeat that effects
of fixed stars should be seen along with other combinations of the charts in totality.
The Effects Of Fixed Stars Seen With The Configurations Of The Natal, Progressed
And Solar Return Charts In Totality For The 56th Year Of The Native.
During the 54th year of the native, his younger brother came from the middle-east with new
plans and ideas of exporting labourers of various categories and earning commission
through agents. The deal went on well for some months. After that problems after problems
occurred and the money taken in advance was already in the hands of the chief agent
stationed at Delhi. He backed out very slyly. The amount increased into an astronomical
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sum. As the native was a part of the deal because the office was put up in his premises, he
was in deep trouble. To solve the problem for the time being, he sold his house in th 55th
year and made part payment. But troubles come in heaps and these few lakshs were not
enough to solve the repayment. At the same time, troubles increased by leaps and bounds
and the court case against his business premises went against him and it was a rare case in
the history of tenancy rights that he had to surrender it (turned into a residence-cum-business
premise) in the 56th year.
Configurations of Progressed Moon (progressing @1^11`/month)to natal®, progressed (Pr)
and Solar Return (SR) charts and fixed stars for the 56th Year of progression.
Month
& Year
Pr.Moon’s
Position
Events Occurred Due To Progression
June/July 1^
1998
I 34`
Pr. Moon Quincunx SR Saturn (Taurus) and square SR
Venus(Gemini). The commencement of the Third Cycle of
Progression, concerning Spiritual Awakening in Saggitarus
(the sign of the Higher Mind and Religion) is on as the
native is cornered from all sides.
2^
I 45`
Pr. Moon is conjunct Delta Scorpi (Grafius or Annuradha
yoga tara) and in opposition to Uranus(Pr) in XI- brings
loss through Mercurial matters, sickness &friends, all of a
sudden.
4^
I 07`
Pr. Moon square to Vth and XIth cusps (Ra), opposite to
Pr. Uranus and SR Nodes. This has affected children, wellwishers by demoralizing them. His agony has to be shared
by them.
5^
I 18`
SR Pluto in Saggitarus (the sign denoting higher mind,
spiritual life and religion) brings in a transformation in
life. The native feels that this world is full of illusions
(maya). There is a spiritual awakening him. He turns to
religions for succour and help.
6^
I 29`
Pr. Moon conjuct VIth and XIIth cusps, Opp. R Saturn. A
life full of debt, loss and fer of the unknown forebodings,
trials and tribulations.
7^
I 40`
Pr. Moon Square R Nodes, Trine R Mars. The mad maze
of confusion and fear continues. He and his wife met me
on 25.12.1998 to ask me whether his pending case for the
business premises (his last possession) would be in their
favour. I gave a negative reply and asked them to
prepared themselves to face the situation, which is the only
sensible way of handling the situation.
July/Aug
1998
Sept/Oct
1998
Oct/Nov
1998
Nov/Dec
1998
Dec
1998/
Jan 1999
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Jan/Feb
&
Feb/Mar
8^
I 51`
1999
Mar
1999/
Apr
1999
10^
I02`
11^
I 13`
Pr. Moon conjunct Antares(Yoga tara Jayesta) from VIth
and opp. Aldebaren (Yoga tara Rohini) in the XIIth.
Antares causes malevolence, evil presages and dangers of
fatility; makes the native rash, headstrong with destructive
tendencies. Aldabaren, apart from giving intelligence,
courage, ferocity, etc., it gives danger of violence and
sickness. From Jan 1999 onwards the native had to face
dangerous situations at the cost of lhis life and money. To
face such a hopeless situation, he too had to becomes bold
and summon courage and use threatening language. The
people after his blood used to send unruly elements and
“goondas” to achieve their purpose.
Pr. Moon on a fixed star Rastaban(11Sag06) indicating loss
of property, violence and criminal tendencies.
Pr. Moon forming a T square with Pr. Saturn (XIIth) in
Gemini(here Pr.Moon is in opposition of Pr. Saturn) to
and Pr. Mars in in Virgo (here Pr. Moon is square to pr.
Mars and Pr. Mars and Pr. Saturn form a square). This is
one of the most evil configurations in directions. The
native was forced to surrender his last possession, ie., the
business premises. He had shift to an unpleasant rental
apartment with his wife and three children who were still
going to school He was without any daily income and his
domestic and social problems were pushing him to the wall.
The blows of fate were hard and cruel. The native was
caught on the quick sands of time and he was counting
every moment that was flowing down through the hour
glass of time. He was praying to deliverance from this cup
overflowing with dejection, despair and doom with the
possibility of death.
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NO: 15
RICHARD
- he loves that name.
Born on 18th May 1966 at 1.44 IST 80E17 and 13N05.
Efforts in changing his attitude did pay rich dividends, but now the native has slipped back
to his old habits.
The native has Pisces rising and it’s lord Neptune is trine to the ascendant and Saturn (in the
ascendant). After going to hundreds of astrologers, his psychic abilities were shown to him
in 1998. He took it seriously and read material from William Lily, Robson, Krishnamurthi,
took advise from the professors of Bharatya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai. He grasped the
subjects of Sayana, Nirayana, Krishnamurthi Padathi and fixed stars.
He lives with his parents who are disciplined and loveable and has a brother who is working
in the media industry. Richard worked in the Pharma industry as a manager for 10 years.
Later on he switched over to the media industry.
Some Facts Of His Life:
1.
The native was away from his parents from the age of 3 to 17. During this
period he lived with his maternal uncle.
2.
During the period 1984-86 he was selling papads, chakli, and other home made
items to meet the daily needs of the family.
3.
He came to Bombay and made his career in the pharma industry from 1986 to
1996.
4.
Joined the media industry in 1997.
5.
Marrigae on 20th Jan 1997 and was separted from his wife on 5.4.1998.
6.
Was jobless from 2001 to 2004. During this period he was getting jobs on
commission basis.
7.
The native fell in love on 31.12.1998 but the girl abruptly left in June 2001.
8.
Divorce case filed by his wife on 17.3.1999, 1st hearing on 17.9.1999, second
hearing on 3.12.1999, third hearing on 22.2.2000. The fourth hearing was on 9th
June 2000. As the native did not appear in the court, an ex-party decree of
divorce was given of 21.12.2000.
9.
The native fell in love with another girl on 27th July 2002 which was of great
intensity but after looting him she deasertd him on 14.2.2003. He was dejected
and full of melancholy. Till this date, this disaster after the heart break brings
in shock waves and he is forced to pine for what is not.
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Some basic features of his chart. The conjunction of his ascendant on Saturn and they both
trine to Scorpio (due to the translation of light from Neptune) brings in Psychic
development. But this Psychic development came in only after his marriage went on the
rocks in 1999. The transformation came in due to Uranus and Pluto conjunct the VIIth cusp
and sextile Neptune in the VIIIth (in Scorpio). Neptune is in the sign of Pluto and this
disaster is actually a blessing to him, in so far as enlightenment dawned on him. Prior to
that he use to abuse astrology and astrology. Today, after a painful transformation, he says
that astrology is a science.
Mars is on the 3rd cusp, also lord of 2nd. He has got daring, both through his tongue and
physical prowess. This daring has saved him from many dangers in life. Further Sun is on
Algol (26 Taurus) again the third house. Every year, when the Sun used to transit Algol, the
native confessed that he would be in violent and destructive mood. After learning astrology
and the fixed stars, the use of caution and restrain has changed much of his attitude. During
the last 3 years he has avoided violence, though with great difficulty.
The main reason of including Richard’s chart is that there is a great transformation in him
after learning astrology and he is become more reasonable and sensible. This proves that
free will can change character to some extent and thereby make us better human beings and
improving our karmas. After all, it is the soul and its good karmas that will last, leaving the
mortal remains to be consigned to the elements.
Effects of fixed stars in the chart of Richard
Angles on the fixed stars:
1. Ascendant on Homam (15^ L 40`) in the constellation of Alpha Pegasis and of the
nature of Mars and Mercury. The constellation gives ambition, vanity, intuition,
enthusiasm, caprice and bad judgment. The native also possesses the Pegasus
Syndrome, which is concerned with the innate ability possessed by some people to
negotiate difficulties by rising above them, on the one hand, and the danger of
overreaching themselves,Robson says that according to Ptolemy it is of the nature of
Mars and Mercury; to Simmonite, of Mars and Venus; and, to Alvidas, of Jupiter in
square to Mercury with Saturn from Pisces and Gemini. It gives honor, riches, fortune,
danger from fevers, cuts, blows, stabs [can be operations nowadays] and fire and a
violent death. The native has a dual character like the ascendant and he can surprise
people in doing things. Further, injuries to him were his constant companion.
2. VIIth cusp falls on Mizar in the constellation of Zeta Ursa Major and is of the nature of
Saturn and Venus, Further, the VIIth cusp is conjunct Uranus and Pluto, both in
opposition to the Ascendant but trine to their dispositor, Mercury. Ebertin says that in
personal charts Mizar is not helpful if conjunct with 'bad' planets. It is not wrong to
assume that, besides these handicaps, artistic emanations can also be attributed to Mizar.
Noonan says that it presages the death of a loved one. Ebertins interpretations of the
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VIIth cusp is absolutely correct as he has suffered from many disasters so far as the 7th
house matters and oppositions are concerned.
3. Culmination on Maasym (19^ I 36`) in the constellation of Lambda Hercules and of
the nature of Mercury. According to Ptolemy it is like Mercury. It is said to give
strength of character, tenacity and fixity of purpose, an ardent nature and dangerous
passions. At the moment these dangerous passions outweigh his good qualities bringing
to naught his talents and efforts.
Other cusps on fixed stars:
Second cusp on Baiten Kaitosh (21^
of Saturn.
A 27`) in the constellation of Cetus and of the nature
Ebertin says that the Whale really means "monster". The Saturnine properties, such as
inhibition, reserve, caution, solitude and simplicity are often forced onto such people, either
by a mundane power or a higher power. Sometimes ideas are propagated which make life
for the native trying or troublesome. To such persons, fate is usually one of change. People
influenced thus, tend to depression or dwell on the thought of death. Life often is full of
humiliation, renunciation and obstacles. But the position of the complete chart is always
important.
Fifth cusp is on Sirus (13^ D 40`) in the constellation of Canis Major and of the nature of
Jupiter and Mars. According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Jupiter and Mars and, to
Alvidas, of the Moon, Jupiter and Mars. It gives honor, renown, wealth, ardor, faithfulness,
devotion, passion and resentment, and makes its natives custodians, curators and guardians.
The native has benefitted to a great extent from females through love affairs.
Sixth cusp on a)Kochab (12^ E 50`) in the constellation of Ursa Minor and of th nature of
Saturn and Jupiter. According to Robson it is said to give indifference and improvidence of
spirit and to lead to many troubles.
b)It is also on Acubens or Seretain (13^ E 10`) in the constellation of Alpha Cancer and of
the nature of Saturn and Mercury. According to Robson it gives activity, malevolence and
poison, making its natives liars and criminals. These negative tendencies are inborn
tendencies in the native. Lies, my God. He could make you believe that it is night even in
the daylight. Criminal tendencies – he could bite the hand that feeds him. He could climb
on your shoulder to get out of a ditch but then say good bye and leave you in peril. Less said
the better.
The ninth cusp is on Unikalhai (21^ H 38`) in the constellation of Serpens and of the nature
of Saturn and Mercury. Serpens, is the same Snake that is found on the symbol of medicine
worldwide, the staff of the god Mercury, the caduceus. The caduceus shows two snakes
coiling around a central rod surmounted by two wings of the bird on top. Mercury placed his
wand between two serpents struggling to devour each other, which represents the directing
intelligence (Mercury) reconciling basic opposing forces and so representing good balanced
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by evil, health by sickness. This much-used image is an emblem of homeopathy - a cure
effected by what caused the ailment. The serpent therefore becomes the source of the
healing of the wound caused by the serpent.
A snake's ability to shed its skin is symbolic of transformation and renewal.
Kundalini is represented symbolically as a snake coiled up upon itself in the form of a ring
at the base of the spinal column; and when it is roused, as sometimes happens in human
experience, the snake uncoils and stretches up along the spinal column, through the chakras,
corresponding to the various plexuses of the body, until it reaches the area of the forehead
corresponding to the crown chakra, there it blazes out to enlightenment.
The snake represent power, wisdom, temptation, sublety, moral dualism, the harmonizing of
divergent tendencies.
The snake has often been likened to a bolt of lightning. There is no foretelling the snakes'
movements, when a snake uncoils to strike, he moves like lightning. This energy can bring
about sudden changes.
The will and determination of man has from time to time brought in transformation. Even
Valia Koli could be transformed into the great sage Valmiki through yoga and tapasya. The
power of kunalini brings in super consciousness if properly harnessed.
The eleventh cusp is on Vega (14^ J 51`) in the constellation of Alpha Lyra and of the
nature of Mercury and Venus. According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Venus and
Mercury; and, to Alvidas, of Saturn in trine to Jupiter from the earthy signs especially
Capricorn and Taurus. It gives beneficence, ideality, hopefulness, refinement and
changeability, and makes its natives grave, sober, outwardly pretentious and usually
lascivious.
In a good cosmic configuration, Vega is supposed to give artistic talents especially for music
and acting, but also a liking for good living. With eccentric artists, this may lead to a
debauched life.
The twelfth cusp is on Armus (12^ K 18`) in the constellation of Capricornus and of the
nature o f Mars and Mercury. According to Robson this star It gives disagreeableness,
contemptibleness, instability, shamelessness, nagging and a troublesome and contentious
nature.
The Luminaries On Fixed Stars
The Sun (conjunct Rahu) is on Algol (25^ B 42`) in the constellation of Beta Perseus and
of the nature of aturn and Jupiter. Ancient Arabs thought it was spooky, and called the star
Algol, or Al-Ghul (1), which means "The Ghoul" or "Demon Star", and Ri'B al Ohill, the
"Demon's Head". It is said to have been thus called from its rapid and wonderful variations.
Algol is the most famous of the eclipsing variables and the only one known of in ancient
times. This behavior was attributed to a pulsing eye of the Gorgon Medusa. "the Gorgon's
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head, a ghastly sight, deformed and dreadful, and a sight of woe" The Hebrews knew Algol
as Rosh ha Sitan, "Satan's Head", or "the Devil's Head"; also as Lilith, Adam's legendary
first wife, believed to have been in existence before the creation of Eve. She is believed to
be the nocturnal vampire from the lower world. According to R.H. Allen, the Chinese gave
it the gruesome title Tseih She, the "Piled-up Corpses". Astrologers say that it was the most
unfortunate, violent, and dangerous star in the heavens. Alfred Pearce says that “it is the
most evil star in the heavens”. Stars that are classified as evil always have powerful
significance: In the The Lost Light Alvin Boyd Kuhn says Algol is identified with the
Egyptian Khu or spirit (Algol is a word related to alcohol - spirits). It gives an intelligent,
strong, bold and adventurous nature, but a tendency to lying. According to Robson it causes
misfortune, violence, decapitation, hanging, electrocution and mob violence, and gives a
dogged and violent nature that causes death to the native or others. It is the most evil star in
the heavens. Ebertin comments: Poor teeth. Brutality and violence. Arabic commanders in
chief, in times of conquest, made it a point that no important battles were begun when the
light of Algol was weak (Algol is an eclipsing binary - every 68 hours and 49 minutes the
demon ‘blinks’ for roughly 8 hours as the dimmer star of the pair passes between the
brighter and the earth).
With so much said about Algol, great celebrities too have this fixed star in their charts.Pablo
Picasso, Salvador Dali, Van Gogh, Albert Einstein, Karl Abraham (psychoanalyst), Carl
Jung, Ramakrishna (Indian saint), Muktananda (Indian mystic), Werner Erhard (guru "est"),
Marshall Applewhite and Luc Jouret (cult leaders, led to mass suicides), Al Gore (the name
is close), Billy Joel, Glen Campbell, Liberace, Princess Diana, Prince William, Princess
Caroline of Monaco, Anita Bryant (against gays), Zola Budd (runner), Manly Palmer Hall
(philosophical research), Aleister Crowley (Satanist, occultist), Erica Jong (author), Mary Jo
Kopechne (drowned companion of Ted Kennedy), John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Dean Martin,
Ryan O'Neil, Josef Stalin, Pat Schroeder, Carl Sagan, Cecil B. De Mille (film producer),
Isadora Duncan, Mata Hari (Spy), George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, Michael Caine,
Henry Fonda, Ruhollah Khomeini (Iranian leader), Stephen King (horror novels).
Finally, the interpretations of the chart should be done in its totality. Modern interpretations
ought to be given so far as cruelty or autocratic behaviour, power commanded, etc. For
Cecil B. De Mille (film producer) had such a great clout that no celebrity could refuse to go
against him. Josef Stalin was all powerful and by the use of terror tactics there was fear in
the mind of the people to go against him.
Even in the present case, the native admits that he was very violent, and at times it was
detrimental to him and the people involved in his personal matters or vive versa. There was
even physical injury and damage of property. These things were continuous affairs even
upto the year 2000. But conscious efforts for restraint, caution and suppression of the
thought of violence can bring about a change in attitude. The time, the environment, culture
and outside influence do influence people. In the instant case the native had a change of
attitude during the last 3 years to some extent because of intellectual refinement and
sobering influence on his mind. Violent attitude cannot be eliminated, but surely reduced
and suppressed. Further, the Sun on Algol falls in the 3rd house, dealing with kindred,
travel, correspondence, writing, adventure. Violence and violent language was there all
throughout his life. Adventure was accompanied by fist blows too. He is still considered a
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terror to his kindred and neighbourhood. Further, the status of a person also count. If a
person is in a commanding position, surely he can exert his authority and brutality (in any
form) on a large populace. In the case of Stephen King, brutality and violence was a matter
of the mind. This angry young man can transform himself only when he subdues his ego.
Otherwise, these temporary efforts may not fetch good results in the long run as per my
observation.
The Moon is on Al Pherg (26^ A 20`) in the constellation of in the constellation of Eta
Pisces and of the nature of Saturn and Jupiter. Dr. Eric Morse in “The Living Star”
comments: this star crossed the Aries point (0^ A) just at the time of the discovery of the
planet Neptune in 1846 A.D., which was so soon to be recognized as co-ruler of Pisces
along with Jupiter. The origins of the Babylonian name is obscure now, but it was long
thought to be "Cord of the Fish". There is good reason, however, to interpret this as "Home
of the Fish". This brings to mind the Sagittarian star Nunki (Pelagus), "the voice from the
Sea" symbolizing guidance. Robson says it denotes preparedness, steadiness, determination
and final success. Noonan says it indicates cuccess through determination. Despite heavy
odds and hurdles, the native is determined in life and has set a deadline for 2007 that he will
be a very successful person commanding men and resources. But that determination should
be backed by patience, applied intelligence, perserverance and steadfastness. Other
configurations of the chart count to a great extent. His third house is tenanted by the Sun,
Mars and Rahu. The sun and Rahu are on Algol. They are opposed by his ascendant lord
Neptune in Scorpio. Neptune in Scorpio can either make a person a saint or a sinner; a drug
addict or a person of very high intelligence and deep study. Mr. Richards, please remember
that delusions, violence, terror tactics and fist blows cannot make a person successful in the
long run. Great dictators and men of terror all over the world have been wiped out throught
the annals of history. If atomic energy can be channelised for constructive purposes, then
human vibrations through yoga and tapasya can transform a person with super
consciousness.
Other Planets On Fixed Stars:
Venus on Alphertz (13^ A 50`) in the constellation of Alpha Andromeda. According to
Robson it makes a person fond of pleasure and society, fortunate for speculation. Saturn is
on Azalfafage (27^ L 44`) in the constellation of Cygnus and of the nature of Venus and
Mercury. Robson says that Cygnus gives a contemplative, dreamy, cultured and adaptable
nature. The affections are ill regulated and unsteady, the talents develop late. There is some
love of water and swimming and the arts.
Uranus and Pluto are on a)Alcor (15^ F 23`) in the constellation of Ursa Major and of the
nature of Mars. According to Robson it is said to give a quiet, prudent, suspicious,
mistrustful, self-controlled, patient nature, but an uneasy spirit and great anger when roused.
b) Uranus and Pluto also fall on Mizar in the constellation of Ursa Major and of the nature
of Saturn and Venus. Apart from the general characteristics of the constellation, accoridnto
Ebertin in personal charts Mizar is not helpful if conjunct with 'bad' planets. It is not wrong
to assume that, besides these handicaps, artistic emanations can also be attributed to Mizar.
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In the instant case Mizar is connected with Uranus and Pluto on the seventh cusp. Matters
relating to the seventh house have never been helpful to the native. On the contrary, the
native has created problems for one and all, for years on, and from 1988 till date they are
pending settlement.
The chart of Richard, though having good qualities and potentials for a good life, shows that
negative qualities of a king-sized ego, passions, cruelty, delusion, etc. outweigh them. The
feeble attempts to improve have not paid much results. He has slipped back to his own
habits and life style. It is a sad story that all my efforts to bring him to the mainstream of
life have failed, though with some good results for 3 years.
Some events in progression:
1.His progressed ascendant has touched 1^ B, which gives a superimposed profile of being
practical and determined. But all these traits are being utilized in a very negative manner
for greed, selfishness and fulfilling desires of self and vainglory.
2. In 1997-98, his progressed ascendant was near 23^A00 and progressed descendant was
progressing towards Spica and Arcturus. During that period he was in the depths of
depression and in the wilderness of life.(Refere point No.7 in the brief biographical sketch).
At that time he was very lucky to find a partner who fell in love with him and they
contemplated to marry later. Her love, affection and attachment was so deep for him that
she faced innumerable difficulties for him and suffered a lot to see him happy. Richard
confessed to me time and again, that during this short span she assisted him financially to
the tune of one lakh rupees and was very faithful to him. While accompanying him for his
court case of divorthe young pleaded with me take good care of him
3.Coincidentally, in 1994-95, when the progressed descendant (which also indicates
contracts and partnership deals) was around 20^G00., near Foramen, coinciding with the
degree of assassination, as pointed out by Prof. Gopal Modi, one of his partnership deals in
the Pharma industry came to an end and at that time he had an hair-breathescape from being
assassinated. This escape was possible due to his daring (Mars conjunct third cusp) and
presence of mind.
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NO: 16
THE MIGHTY ONE
The native is born on 22nd July 1944 at 8.20 IST 72e50 18N58.
This case study is named The Mighty One because Jupiter falls Regulas or Magha as per
Yogatara. As Regulas is a royal star of 1 magnitude, it’s effect is also felt on the ascendant
taking the orb of 2 ½ degrees for such stars. Magha, as per Hindu astrology is known as The
Mighty One.
In 1986 the native approached me for a reading of his birth chart. It was very crucial for
him as he had already taken his decision to contest the municipal elections. He lost the
elections by a margin of 200 votes and was bankrupt.
Later on, time and again he approached me. I told him that his timing was wrong. The time
mentioned in his horoscope was 9.20 IST. He was born during the War time. Like other
countries of the British Emprie, the IST was put one hour in advance with the sole aim to
utilize the evening time for better purposes of war. Hence any birth time during the period
1st September 1942 to 15th October 1945 recorded according to the clock should be reduced
by one hour at the equivalent IST.
According to the rectified time, his ascendant falls on 27^ E 12, in the last navamsa of Leo.
The navamsa ascendant wil be Saggitarus and Jupiter who is placed in the ascendant of the
natal chart will have essential dignity in the navamsa as it will also be placed in the navamsa
ascendant. The ascendant of the decanate will be Aries and Jupiter will also be in the
ascendant of the decanate chart. Further, Mars is conjunct Jupiter in the ascendant of the
Radical chart degreecally. There is also a mutual reception between the ascendant lord, the
Sun and the lord of the XIIth, the Moon, in the XIIth house. There is conjunction of 4
planets in the sign of Leo (fire), ie., Mercury, the Moon, Ascedant and Jupiter, due to the
translation of light.
The native won his first election and became a corporator on 22nd Feb 1992. He joined
politics at the age of 34 when his progressed ascendant went to 0º Libra. A new phase of
life started. Around February 1991 he built a temple in the name of India’s most popular
saint, the Sai Baba of Shirdi. Even today, on the anniversary day of temple, every year,
lakhs of devotees pay homage to the saint at this temple. They come from all over
Maharashtra and even from outside the state. Since then the native has never looked back.
His contacts grew to the top level in Maharashtra and he won his first election with a
thumping majority and became a corporator on 22nd Feb 1992. He has been winning
elections ever since.
This case study shows that the fixed stars do influence the fate of people who are supposed
to be gone cases. His name was a terror in the “ urb prima indis” and hence was externed
from the city, His relations with the law enforcement authorities was very bad.
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W.J. Gordon says that the degree 27^ E has the sign of “ a dagger, an ominous sign, danger
at the hands of an enemy or reverse; restless and destructive, to attack, oppose, goes through
life like a tornado; a degree of destroying.”
At the same time, the degree of the M.C. 27 Taurus on Capul Algol is indicating “daydreaming if mental conditions are not developed in the early youth; indications of becoming
indifferent to surroundings; rather vain, desire for ease and luxury; very little ambition;
however a long and fortunate life is denoted. A degree of success.” Pluto (Lord of IVth) is
conjunct Venus(lord of Xth) in the royal sign but in the XIIth house. Has this combination
transformed him when he was in the wilderness of life till the age of 48 years and made him
construct the temple. Pluto is also conjunct Jupiter through the translation of light and
Jupiter is also conjunct Mars (degreecally but out of sign). At the same time, Jupiter aspects
the Vth house (its own sign, the natural Xth house of zodiac relating to religion and
philosophy, etc. and the IXth house of his birth chart owned by Mars.
The Effect Of The Fixed Stars On The Native’s Life:
Fixed Stars on the Angles
1.
The Ascendant falls on Al Jabbah in the constellation of (27^ E 12`) in
the constellation of Eta Leo and of the nature of Mercury and Saturn.
Robson says that It gives loss and many dangers, a violent and in
temperate nature, and to a military officer danger of mutiny and murder
by his soldiers. These characteristics are most marked when the star is
rising. Such an interpretation was prevailing upon the native before 1986.
Allen says that in Arabia this star Al Jabbah (eta) along with Adhafera
(zeta) with Regulus (Alpha) and Algieba (gamma), were the Arabic 8th
manzil, Al Jabhah, the "Forehead" with the influence to promotes love,
benevolence, and help against enemies. After 1986, there was a change
in the attitude and style of operation and the native’s character changed
to Allen’s interpretation.
2.
The nadir is on Bungala (27^ H 56`) in the constellation of Alpha
Centaurus and of the nature of Venus and Jupiter. Toliman or Bungula is
the Alpha star of the constellation Centaurus and the third largest star in
the sky. Rigilkent or Rigil Kentaurus, are common names from the Arabic
Rijl Qanturus or Al Rijl al Kentaurus, "Foot of the centaur”. According
to Robson the nature of this constellation is said to give hard-heartedness,
inclination to vengeance, love of arms, strong passion, and an energetic
nature. It may be connected with poisons. Such was the nature of the
native prior to 1986. But then after 1986 the characteristics of the star
started prevailing upon the native. In the words of Robson, who says that
according to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Venus and Jupiter; and, to
Alvidas, of Mars with the Moon and Uranus in Scorpio. It gives
beneficence, friends, refinement and a position of honor. As this star falls
on his nadir, it shows a time period around the age of 60 and thereafter,
that is the current period.
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3.
a)His Meridian falls on Nissam (27^ B 53`) in the constellation of Kappa
Perseus and of the nature of Saturn and Mercury. Noonan says that when
prominent in a natal chart it is said to denote adventurous individuals, but
also those who are less than honest in their dealings with others.
The Other Cusps On Fixed Stars:
The IInd cusp is on Labrum(25^ F 53`) in the constellation of Delta Crater and of the
planetary nature of Venus and Mercury. According to Robson this constellation gives a
kind, generous, cheerful, receptive, passionate and hospitable nature with good mental
abilities, but subject to apprehension and indecision. There is a disordered life full of sudden
and unexpected events, and great danger of unhappiness, but usually some eminence
According to Robson this star gives ideality, psychic power, intelligence, honor and riches
in disgrace and purifies to salvation.
The IIIrd cusp is on Izar (26^ G 17`) in the constellation of Epsilon Bootes and of the
planetary nature of Mercury and Saturn. According to Robson this constellation "It is said
to give prosperity from work, strong desires, a tendency to excess, a fondness for rural
pursuits, together with some liking for occultism
The Vth cusp is on Acumen (27^ I 56`) in the constellation of M7 Scorpius and of the
planetary nature of Moon and Mars.According to Robson it affe cts the eyesight. Dr. Eric
Morse says that the natives can have very sharp minds and a perception well above average
as though, perhaps 'blind' to what we see and take for granted, they see what we do not, at
levels where eyesight does not reach. Not for nothing has the word Acumen come down to
us as a term for a sharp mind.
The XIth cusp on Betelguese (27^ C 56`) in the constellation of Alpha Orion and of the
planetary nature of Mars and Mercury. Robson says that the constellation is said to give a
strong and dignified nature, self-confidence, inconstancy, arrogance, violence, impiety, and
prosperity in trade and particularly in voyages or abroad, but danger of treachery and poison.
The star Betelguese gives martial honor, preferment and wealth.according to Robson.
According to Ebertin it gives everlasting fame.
Luminaries On Fixed Stars:
1. The Sun is on Aludra (29^ D 44`) in the constellation of Eta Canis Major of the
nature of Venus. It is said to give good qualities, charity and a faithful heart, but
also violent and dangerous passions.
2. The Moon falls on Algenubi (Ras Elasid Aust) (19^ E 55`) in the constellation of
Epsilon Leo and of the nature of Saturn and Mars. Robson says that it gives a bold,
bombastic, cruel, heartless, brutish and destructive nature, but artistic appreciation
and power of expression, whereas Noonan says that it gives an appreciation for
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language and a power of expression. Ebertin is of the opinion that “ Credited with
properties such as conveying higher spiritual gifts of the Logos to those men who are
able to conceive them. In primitive natives, this star may become a danger, if bound
up with a poorly placed Saturn or Neptune, severe psychological depressions are
indicated and possibly even suicide. In conjunction with a 'strongly' placed Mars, the
Lion's Head will make for feverish diseases and if conjunct with Uranus, dangers of
accidents are present. Bismarck had this fixed star positioned exactly conjunct his
Ascendant; this fact as well as the part played by other configurations gave this
chancellor his mental superiority.
There is a mutual reception between the Sun and Moon in the XIIth house. Both the stars
upon which the Sun and Moon fall talk about brutish and destructive nature and violence,
which were prevalent before the year 1986 and also of charity, artistic appreciation and
power of expression which started blooming after 1992. As the luminaries are in the XIIth
house, it is felt that after the act of self undoing and wandering about in the wilderness of
life his violent, destructive and dangerous qualities had given way to these good qualities, in
the solitude of isolations where the occult experiences (XIIth house) must have vibrated
time and again in his mind (the Moon) and soul (the Sun). During this period the native
acquired a lot of knowledge on religon, mysticism and mythology and some knowledge of
astrology.
The Planets On Fixed Stars:
Jupiter conjunct the Ascendant (conjunct also Mercury-lord of 2 and 11, the Moon- lord of
XII, Venus – lord of Xth and IIIrd, Pluto –lord of 4th, all through the translation of light and
also Mars degreecally though out of sign) falls on:
a) Algieba (28^ E 47`) in the constellation of Gamma Leo and of the nature of Saturn and
Mercury. According to Allen In Arabia, this star, Algieba (gamma), along with Adhafera
(zeta), Regulus (Alpha) and eta (Al Jabbah) were the 8th manzil, Al Jabhah, the "Forehead"
promoting love, benevolence, and help against enemies.
b)Regulas (29^ E 01`) in the constellation of Alpha Leo, of the nature of Mars and Jupiter.
In Euphratean astronomy it was Gus-ba-ra, "the Flame", or "the Red Fire", of the House of
the East; in Khorasmia, Achir, "Possessing Luminous Rays".
Among the lunar-mansion stars, it was chief in the Hindu 10th nakshatra that bore its name
in India as Magha, "the Mighty".
In Arabia it was Malikiyy, "Kingly"; and Al Kalb al Asad, "the Heart of the Lion"
Robson said it was symbolically called "The Crushing Foot".
It was one of the four stars of the ancient Persian monarchy, in 3000 BC, when as watcher of
the north it marked the summer solstice. It was seen as one of the Four Guardians of
Heaven; one who regulated all things in the heavens; sentinels watching over other stars.
This was from the belief that it ruled the affairs of the heavens; a belief current, till three
centuries ago, from at least 3000 years before our era.
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This is one of the four key stars in the heavens, also called archangel stars, assigning
Venant - Raphael The Healing Archangel (Regulus) Watcher of the North. At one time
Regulas marked zero Cancer 2345 BC, one of the equinoxes while Formalhaut marked
zero Capricorn, the other equinox point. Allen says “Early English astrologers made
Regulus a portent of glory, riches, and power to all born under its influence. Proclus wrote:
"The Lyon's heart is called of some men, the Royal Star, for they that are born under it, are
thought to have a royal nativity." .Regulus enters the sign Virgo in 2012 AD. It entered the
sign Leo in 156 BC.
Robson states: According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Mars and Jupiter, but most later
authors liken it to mars only, while Alvidas states that it is similar to the Sun in good aspect
to Uranus. It gives violence, destructiveness, military honor of short duration, with ultimate
failure, imprisonment, violent death, success, high and lofty ideals and strength, of spirit,
and makes its natives magnanimous, grandly liberal, generous, ambitious, fond of power,
desirous of command, high-spirited and independent.
Ebertin says : It may convey royal properties, noble mind, frankness, courage. The
importance of this star is accentuated by its nearness to the ecliptic. Its effect is in the best
sense that of Jupiter and Mars. On the Ascendant, it will give a courageous and frank
character, especially if in conjunction with the Sun, Moon, Jupiter or Mercury.
Robson goes further and says that if Jupiter is on Regulas then the native gets fame, high
preferment, especially of a military nature, success in the Church. Church can be substituted
for a Temple (as both are momuments of worship). The Ascendant’s conjunction to Jupiter
is further strengthened as there is aparallel of declination between Ascendant and Jupiter.
According to interpreations, both from the East and West, the native will be preserved and
protected from 1001 evils. In the present case, it should be noticed that Regulas is of the
nature of Jupiter and Mars. Coincidentally, the native has both Jupiter and Mars on the
ascendant and conjunct (though out of sign). Here Mars is the lord of the IXth and Mars is
the significators of land and property (Bhoomiputra). Whereas Jupiter is the significator of
the natural IXth, ie., religon, philosophy, etc. Pluto lord of IVth and Venus lord of Xth are
semi sextile Mars, while Saturn from IXth is sextile Mars. Saturn in the XIth house, in the
house of fulfillment and in the emotional and spiritual sign, fulfills the work he is destined
for after a long period of waiting, a long period of trials and tribulations. I am given to
understand that the temple structure was lying incomplete from 1982 for various reasons.
Further during the period of Jupiter, from the age of 45 to 57 as per Saphariel’s “Planetary
ages of men” (from the year 1989 to the year 2000 A.D.) he started the construction of the
temple of Shri Sai Baba and got it was consecrated and opened for public rituals and
worship from September 1991. From that period onwards he had a new beginning. His
karmasthan is occupied by Uranus in the sign of Gemini. Uranus in the culmination,
especially in Gemini writes life in chapters. One great chapter of trials, tribulation and
dejection was over. Another chapter, the chapter of going into the avocation of elected
bodies represented by Uranus started. He got popularity among the masses, the top
politicians and the law enforcing authorities. Is man a glorious ape or a modified angel.
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Jupiter transited Leo in 1991 and was also conjunct Regulas from 3rd Sept to 15th September
1991. Municipal elections, scheduled for March 1991 were postponed to 22nd Feb 1992.
Shakespeare has said that we should set our boats to sail when the flood are high. The
native was set on the path of success during the flood tides of victory. He won the elections
hands down and the margin of victory was the highest – a record break that year. He has
never looked back, winning election till date. His name is very popular and the image is that
of a god, a guardian, a benefactor, a protector. A protector can also be called “The
Mighty”.
c)Phecda (29^ E 39`) in the constellation of Gamma Ursa Major and is of the nature of
Jupiter and Venus. Robson says that this constellation is said to give a quiet, prudent,
suspicious, mistrustful, self-controlled, patient nature, but an uneasy spirit and great anger
when roused.
Mars in the ascendant (in Virgo) falls on Thuban (6^ F 37`) in the constellation of Alpha
Draco and is of the nature of Saturn and Mars. E W Bullinger in The Witness of the Stars
tell us that Thuban, the subtle. Some 4,620 years ago it was the Polar Star. It is still a very
important star in nautical reckonings, guiding the commerce of the seas, and thus 'the god of
this world' is represented as winding in his contortions round the pole of the world, as if to
indicate his subtle influence in all worldly affairs." Noonan says that when rising, Thuban
indicates prospectors of gold and silver or those who are ministers of money (this might
include accountants, clerical workers, cashiers etc. nowadays).
Neptune in the IInd house falls on Nodus I (2^ G 28`) in the constellation of Zeta Draco and
of the nature of Saturn and Mercury. According to Ptolemy the bright stars are like Saturn
and Mars. Draco gives an artistic and emotional but somber nature, a penetrating and
analytical mind, much travel and many friends, but danger of robbery and accidental
poisoning. It gives craft, ingenuity, and valor.
Uranus in the Xth house on Tabit (11^ C 02`) in the constellation of Pi 3 Orion and of the
nature of Saturn and Mercury. It is said to give a strong and dignified nature, selfconfidence, inconstancy, arrogance, violence, impiety, and prosperity in trade and
particularly in voyages or abroad, but danger of treachery and poison. It was thought by the
Romans to be very harmful to cattle and productive of storms.
Saturn in the XIth house on Tejat Posterior (4^ D 40`) in the constellation of Mu Gemini
and of the nature of Mercury and Venus. This star is listed under Dirah "Seed" or "Branch"
in Robson's book. It entered Cancer in 1621 AD. Dr. Eric Morse in the Living Stars says
that this was one of the dates significant in the rise of European thought and literature from
the Renaissance onwards. According to Robson this star gives energy, force, power,
protection.
Pluto in the XIIth house on Asselus Australis (7^ E 56`) in the constellation of Delta
Cancer and of the nature of Mars and Sun. According to Ptolemy both the Aselli are of the
nature of Mars and the Sun, but Alvidas states that the North Asellus (Asellus Borealis) is
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like the Sun and Mars in sextile, and the South Asellus (Asellus Astralis) like the Sun and
Mars in semisquare. Together they give care and responsibility, with a charitable and
fostering nature, but danger of violent death, serious accidents and burns. Dr. Eric Morse
says that a conjunction with the Moon, Mercury, Venus or Neptune, well aspected, will
often reveal the poet, painter, musician unusually gifted, composer, psychic 'medium' or
astrologer. In all cases too, there is a patience for which the donkey is respected, a quality
necessary for all really reliable psychism. The effects of the fixed stars on Pluto have not
been mentioned anywhere. If we have to conclude something, then we have to remember
that Pluto signifies transformation. Pluto is in the sign of Leo and the lord of Leo is in XII
th and almost conjunct Pluto, though out of sign. Uranus is sextile Pluto from Gemini and
Neptune is semi-sextile Pluto from Libra. Further Mars is semi sextile Pluto from Virgo and
at the same Saturn is semi sextile Pluto from Cancer. The native does not have a flair to
poetry, painting or music. He surely deals with psychic realm and has great interest in
astrology. With Pluto in the XIIth, the house dealing with occult , spiritualism and
mysticism, there could be a slow transformation towards this end. Such a inner urge only
could lead him on this path of temple building.(as Pluto is lord of VIth, concerning property
and building and since it is Scorpio, it is secretive spiritual sign with intensity. If this
argument is not valid then he could construct a for a luxurious lodge and board for royal
treatment to unknown people (XIIth house).
Venus in the XIIth house on Praespae (6^ E 34`) in the constellation of Epsilon Cancer and
of the nature of Moon and Mars. The unnamed stars; Eta, and Theta along with According
to Robson Praesaepe was located in the Hindu 8th nakshatra Pushya "Flower", or Tishiya
"Auspicious", with Brihaspati, the priest and teacher of the gods as presiding divinity
Influences: favorable for sales, art, sculpture, learning, marital love, wearing of ointments,
medicine and purchase of carriages when containing the moon)]. Allen says that it was
sometimes figured as a Crescent, the head of an Arrow and also called Sidhaya
"Prosperous". In Egyptian hieroglyphic language, the sign of the bee was a determinative in
royal nomenclature, partly by analogy with the monarchic organization of these insects, but
more especially because of the ideas of industry, creative activity and wealth which are
associated with the production of honey. According to a Delphic tradition, the second of the
temples built in Delphi had been erected by bees. In Orphic teaching, souls were symbolized
by bees, not only because of the association with honey but also because they migrate from
the hive in swarms, since it was held that souls 'swarm'.
Bees represent; an ordered community, obey their ruler, cooperation, industry, thrift,
diligence, royalty, cleanliness, purity, chaste virgins, sweetness, honeyed words, 'the suave
one" mellifluous: Flowing with sweetness or honey; sweet or rich in tone.
Allen says that astrologically Praesepe makes founders of large businesses ('business' from
the 'buzzing', 'busy' bee). Robson says it causes disease, disgrace, adventure, insolence,
wantonness, brutality, blindness, industry, order and fecundity; and makes its natives
fortunate though liable to loss through others, and the founders of large businesses.
The native did invest even in contruction of buildings as Taurus occupies his cusp at the
karmasthan also signifies such activities and promising him luck. Further he was involved
with activities of construction of others and there were gains for him.
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THE MASTER CUTTER
Born on 3rd Aug 1951 at 22.38 IST 73e52
18n34
The native lived with his parents, brother and 4 sisters, all under one roof. With Aries
rising, and its lord Mars in the IVth house square Neptune in the VIIth and square Jupiter on
the cusp of the ascendant (all 3 forming a T Square, his two marriages went to the rocks).
However Neptune placed very close to the VIIth cusp( marriage) clearly denoted this tragic
event. One of the strong features of this chart is Uranus degreecally on the 4th cusp. It has
been observed from many charts that Uranus on the 4th cusp or in the 4th house creates
problems with the mother or for evil domestic matters. Such a native can prosper and make
a career of his own only when he separates. In the present case the configuration of Uranus
square Jupiter and square Neptune is still worse. There was a vertical split in the family in
year 2000 with the mother, brother and three sisters on one side and the native, his father
and one sister living together. He has prospered having a big mansion and lot of earning
through his tailoring business indicated by Venus and Saturn in Virgo. Over the years,
couple of clients, who had Uranus on the fourth cusp were advised to live separately from
their home (that too after convincing their parents). Good results were ensured and both the
natives are happy and doing very well after taking such a bold step.
In the natal chart, the material trinity is formed by 2,6,10; ie, Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn.
From the Sun and Moon (conjunct in Leo, the house of creativity, artistic skills, etc.) Taurus
is the Xth house.
According to Dr. WJ Simmonite, when Venus is in Virgo it denotes
makers of sweets, cakes, delicious and artistic foods, art fabric makers, vendors of dress and
food. Further Venus in VIth makes one fond of pretty adornments. He is a master cutter
and caters to the top class of society in making suits and adornments. He often remarked:
God created man but the tailor made him a gentlman. In the modern world one has to look
trim and smart, with clothes enhancing one’s personality, which is one of the criteria for
success, apart from speech.
So far as the VIIth house is concerned, with Neptune on the cusp of the VIIth (that too
heavily afflicted, by a T square (with an opposition to Jupiter on the Ascendant cusp and
square to Mars in the fourth and Uranus on the fourth cusp and in turn these two planets
from the fourth form a square to Jupiter), gives undesirable marriage partner, creating fraud
and deception with regard to marriage. Further, when Neptune is in Libra there is a
tendency to clandestine, unconventional and illegitimate relationship, either concerning the
native himself or even the marriage partner.
The beauty of the chart is the trine of Jupiter conjunct the ascendant cusp and the Sun and
the Moon (also conjunct) in the fifth house (the house of creativity and personal enterprise.
Jupiter the planet of benevolence and the uplifter with a good aspect to the luminaries gives
him good vitality, health, abundance and happiness, despite all adverse results of other bad
configurations in the chart. Such a trine saves him from innumerable evils and enables him
to withstand all adversities.
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Effects Of Fixed Stars In The Chart Of The Master Cutter
Fixed Stars On The Angles:
1. The horizon falls on Nodus II(16^ A 16`)in the constellation of Delta Draco of the
nature of Saturn and Mercury. Robson says that according to Ptolemy the bright
stars are like Saturn and Mars. Draco gives an artistic and emotional but somber
nature, a penetrating and analytical mind, much travel and many friends, but danger
of robbery and accidental poisoning. It gives craft, ingenuity, and valor.
2. The Nadir falls on Dziban (12^ D 46`) in the constellation of Draco and of the
nature of Saturn and Mercury. "According to Ptolemy the bright stars are like
Saturn and Mars. Draco gives an artistic and emotional but somber nature, a
penetrating and analytical mind, much travel and many friends, but also danger of
robbery and accidental poisoning. It gives craft, ingenuity, and valor
3. The Descendant falls on Kraz (16^ G 23`) in the constellation of Beta Corvus and of
the nature of Mars and Saturn. Robson says that according to Ptolemy, Corvus is
like Mars and Saturn. It is said to give craftiness, greediness, ingenuity, patience,
revengefulness, passion, selfishness, lying, aggressiveness and material instincts, and
sometimes causes its natives to become agitators.
4. The culmination falls on Nunki (11^ J 20`) in the constellation of Pegasus
Saggitarus and of the nature of Jupiter and Mercury. According to Ptolemy it is of
the nature of Jupiter and Mercury; and, to Alvidas, of Saturn and Mercury. It gives
truthfulness, optimism and a religious mind.
The birth chart coincides with the natural horoscope of the zodiac, with cardinal signs in
operation at the angles. Fixed stars on the 1st and 4th house do indicate artistic talents for
which the native is appreciated by the customers. It is also to be pointed out that the native
calls his “guru” to his house for a week to get the know-how of the latest fashions and
designs in cutting apparels. The 10th house shows optimism and all the good qualities that
any person should have.
Kamadhenu: Brihat Parashari Hora Shastra says that the sum of the longitudes of the
Ascendant (Tanu, the body), the Sun (the soul) and the Moon (the Mind) is a very important
sensitive point like to ascendant, karmasthan, fortuna, etc. Taking aclue from, I find that
the fixed star Wega falls on the Kamadhenu point (15^
gives artistic talents.
J 12`).
Ebertin says that Wega
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The Other Angles On Fixed Stars:
The third cusp is on Rigel (15^ C 51`) in the constellation of Beta Orion and of the nature of
Jupiter and Mars. Astrologers said that splendor and honors fell to the lot of those who were
born under it. Associated with fame, wealth, and originality. Robson says that according to
Ptolemy and Lilly it is of the nature of Jupiter and Saturn, but later authors consider it
favorable and similar to Jupiter and Mars. Alvidas likens it to Mercury, Mars and Jupiter. It
gives benevolence, honor, riches, happiness, glory, renown and inventive or mechanical
ability.
The fifth cusp falls on Assellus Australis (7^ E 44`) in the constellation of Delta Cancer and
of the nature of Mars and Saturn. Robson says that according to Ptolemy both the Aselli are
of the nature of Mars and Sun, but Alvidas states that the North Asellus (Asellus Borealis) is
like the Sun and Mars in sextile, and the South Asellus (Asellus Astralis) like the Sun and
Mars in semisquare. Together they give care and responsibility, with a charitable and
fostering nature, but danger of violent death, serious accidents and burns.
The sixth cusp conjunct Mercury falls on Alioth in the constellation of Epsilon Ursa Major
and of the nature of Saturn and Venus. It is Mars like and of a destructive kind.
The eighth cusp falls on Zuben Elschemeli (18^ H 24`) in the constellation of Beta Libra
and of the nature of Jupiter and Mercury. Close to the helio planetary South Node of Mars;
18^
H 57`
in 1900 - 19^
H 44` in 2000, which might give a Martian influence.
The ninth cusp falls on Grafias (16^
I 16`) in the constellation of
Zeta Scorpius and of the
nature of Saturn and Venus. Close to the helio planetary South Node of Venus; 15^
in 1900 - 16^
I 45`
I 41` in 2000, which might give a Venusian influence.
The twelfth cusp falls on Skat (7^ L 54`) in the constellation of Delta Aquarius and is of the
nature of Saturn and Jupiter. According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Saturn and Jupiter;
to Simmonite, of Uranus; and, to Alvidas, of Uranus and Venus in sextile to Mercury. It
gives good fortune and lasting happiness.
The Luminaries On The Fixed Stars:
1)The Sun is on Giansar (9^ E 20`)(the star of art and craft) in the constellation of Draco
and of the nature of Saturn and Mars. According to Ptolemy the bright stars are like Saturn
and Mars. Draco gives an artistic and emotional but somber nature, a penetrating and
analytical mind, much travel and many friends, but danger of robbery and accidental
poisoning. It gives craft, ingenuity, and valor.
2) The Moon conjunct Pluto is on Ras Elsai Aust (19^ E 43`) in the constellation of the
nature of Saturn and Mars. Noonan says that it gives an appreciation for language and a
power of expression.
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The Sun and the Moon are in the sign of Leo, in the fifth house, the house of creativity, art,
etc. The Sun is on a star that gives artistic nature whereas the Moon gives appreciation for
language and a power of expression. The native is gifted with both these skills and is
famous and thriving.
Other Planets On Fixed Stars:
Venus is on Asterion(16^ F 45`) in the constellation of Canes Venatici and of the nature of
Saturn and Venus. Robson says that this constellation gives a love of hunting and a
penetrating mind, making those born under it faithful, keen, clever and fond of speculation.
Neptune is on Seginus (16^ G 41`) in the constellation of Han and of the nature of Saturn
and Jupiter. According to Robson it gives a subtle mind, shamelessness and loss through
friends and companies.
Our Master Cutter Has The Following Stars Giving Him The Art And Craft For His Career:
1. The ascendant falls on Nodus II(16^ A 16`)in the constellation of Delta Draco of
the nature of Saturn and Mercury endowing him with art, craft and ingenuity.
2. Apart from the two luminaries being in the house of creativity and art, the Sun is on
Giansar (9^
E 20)(the star of art and craft).
3. The Nadir falls on Dziban (12^
D 46`) giving him art, craft and ingenuity.
4. The third cusp is on Rigel (15^ C 51`) in the constellation of Beta Orion and of the
nature of Jupiter and Mars, giving him the inventive and mechanical mind and
pushing him towards success.
5. Kamdhenu falls on Wega). Ebertin says that Wega gives artistic talents.
6. The most unfortunate part is the seventh house matter (marriage) that is troubling
him till date and Neptune on Seginus has put its stamp all throughout.
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NO:18
PROF. S. P. VAIDYA
- a Voyager with a Stellar Mission.
A Very Special Case For All Of Us at Jyotisha Bharati, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai.
Prof. S. P. Vaidya is a very popular and knowledgeable personality at the Bharatya Vidya
Bhavan for the last two decades. He is an excellent teacher and speaker with immense
knowledge of the stars which he used to observe from the Caltex Oil tankers that used to
circle around the oceans of the earth and in that process he has touched all the five
continents of the earth, his total voyage extending upto 286000 nautical miles since 15th
April 1957.
The data obtained on his varied interests nand achievements are given below in brief:
1.
Artificial satellite tracking from January 1961.
2.
Visited Planetariums at Osaka (Japan)
3.
Visited Australian Museum in Sydney
4.
Honorary guide at Nehru Planetarium since 1978
5.
Participates in lectures and exhibitions at the Colaba Observatory, Mumbai.
6.
Wrote an article on the Moon prior to Moon Landing in July 1969.
7.
Met Russian spacemen Major Yuri Gagrin of Russia, American trio to land on
the Moon in Apollo 11 and Commander Youri Malyshev of the first Indo-Soviet
Joint Space Flight.
8.
Received sets of 5 medals from Russia for an Exhibtion on Space.
9.
A regular observer of the Blue Moon, Moon Bow, Comets, Migratory birds,
Meteor showers, Total solar eclipse (16.2.1980), Flying Saucers and all related
phenomena concerning astronomy , especially related to astrology.
10.
He has very good knowledge on health, face reading and body massage.
11.
He teaches swimming to children regularly.
12.
Has delivered over 2000 lectures on space, satellites, health, astronomy so far.
George Bernard Shaw once said: if you want to learn, then take half a dozen voyages. Prof.
Vaidya is a lover of nature too and for such a noble soul the lines of William Wordsworth
are more appropriate:”One impulse from the vernal wood, can teach you more of men, of
moral evil and good than all the sages can” I can assure the honourable professor that every
meeting with us (both the professors and the staff), either in the college, Dhanu, Golwad, or
elsewhere brings in new knowledge and we will cherish them in our memory forever.
His ascendant falls on Spica conjunct his ascendant lord Venus on Arctarus, his Moon on
Aldaberan (Rohini) and the Sun conjunct Mercury one Asterion in the eleventh house, along
with Neptune (significator of sea voyages) along with Alsuhail, a star of many voyages with
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prosperity. The presence of Mars in the ascendant ( in Scorpio) on the star of Alphecca(11^
H 21) indicating many travels by water in early life and in a watery sign, with Pluto, the
dispositor of Mars in the tenth house indicates his occupation of a boiler attendant fireman,
as 2, 6, 10 form the financial trinity. Cancer fall on fthe tenth cus showing rich travels and
voyages. Cancer is the sign of the Cosmic Mother who nourishes all humanity at her breast.
It symbolizes the ocean; the restless, tossing waves, the ‘insistent’ one.
Pluto on Procyon conjunct the tenth cusp shows a restless and passionate traveller, that
transforms his whole life. Pluto is sextile the Sun (lord of XIth in the XIth) and Mercury
(lord of IXth and XIIth) indicating long distance travel and distant lands.
With the above brief biographic sketch and introduction let us see how the fixed stars had an
impact on the life of Prof, Vaidya.
Fixed Stars On The Angles:
1. Ascendant on a)Spica (25^ G 26.08`) in the constellation of Alpha virgo and of the
nature of Venus and Mars, gives great and lasting preferment. Robson says that it
gives unbounded good fortune, happiness, ecclesiastical preferment, unexpected
honor or advancement beyond native's hopes or capacity if rising or on the
culmination. With Venus benefits from friends, social success.
b) Arcturus (23^ G 18`) (prosperity by navigation and voyages) in the constellation
of Alpha Bootees and of the nature of Mars and Jupiter. The constellation gives
prosperity from work, strong desires, a tendency to excess, a fondness for rural
pursuits, together with some liking for occultism. Robson says that it gives riches,
honors, high renown, self-determination and prosperity by navigation and voyages.
c) Nekkar (23^ G 18`) in the constellation of Beta Bootees and of the nature of
Mercury and Saturn. Liking for occultism.
2. Nadir on Sulaphat (21^ J 00`):According to Ptolemy Lyra (a musical instrument) is
like Venus and Mercury. It is said to give an harmonious, poetical and developed
nature, fond of music and apt in science and art,
3. Descendant on Acamar (22^ A 20`) indicating many travels, in the constellation of
Theta Eridanus and of the nature of Jupiter. According to Ptolemy all the stars with
the exception of Achernar are like Saturn. Eridanus gives a love of knowledge and
science, much travel and many changes.
4. Culmination of a)Gomeisa (21^ D 16`) Beta Carnis Major and of the nature of Mars
and Mercury. Robson says that it is noteworthy that the ideas of water and drowning
seem to be universally associated with this constellation. In addition to the Greek
ideas embodied in the legends its Euphratean name was the Water Dog, and its
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Chinese equivalent Nan Ho, the Southern River, certain of the stars being called
Shwuy Wei, a Place of Water
b)Muscida (22^ D 06`) falls on the constellation Omicron Ursa Major and of the
nature of Mars. Those born at the rising of this constellation will be tamers of wild
beasts, that is men to teach bears, bulls and lions to lay aside their fierceness and
share in human ways. (Manilius Astronomica 1st century AD).
c)Pollux (22^ D 09`) – indicating many travels, in the constellation of Beta Gemini
and of the nature of Mars. Robson says that on the culmination it gives honor and
preferment.
The Kamadhenu point falls on Bellatrix (20^ C 01`) indicating prosperity by trade or
voyage, particularly abroad. Belaltrix also gives prosperity by Trade and particularly by
voyages or abroad.
Fixed Stars On Other Cusps:
IInd cusp falls on Agena (22^ H 54`) in the constellation of Beta Centaurus and of the
nature of Venus and Jupiter. Ronson says that it gives position, friendship, refinement,
morality, health and honor. Larousse Encyclopedia of Astrology says that it is a significator
of success.
IIIrd cusp falls on a)Ras Alhague (22^ I 31`) Ebertin says that there are supposedly higher
influences attributed to this star, 'though only very few people are able to attune themselves
to these influences'.
b)Lesath (23^ I 05`) fals on Upsilion Scorpius and of the nature of Mercury and Mars.
Ebertin says that if associated with a benefic stellar body and if channeled in the right
direction, there is the possibility that the energy associated with the Mars nature can make
for marked achievements.
Vth cusp falls on a) Sadalsuud (22^ K 28`) in the constellation of Beta Aquarius and of the
nature of Mercury and Mars. Allen says that On the Euphrates it was Kakkab Namma, "the
Star of Mighty Destiny", that may have given origin to the title of the manzil, as well as to
the astrologers' name for it — Fortuna Fortunarum.
b) Denib Algedi in the constellation of Delat Capriconus and the nature of Saturn and
Jupiter. According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Saturn and Jupiter; and, to Alvidas, of
Uranus and Mercury in Aquarius in opposition to Saturn in Leo. It is said to cause
beneficence and destructiveness, sorrow and happiness, and life and death
VIth cusp falls on Sadalbari (22^ L 28`) in the constellation of Mu Pegasus and of the nature
of Mars and Mercury. The constellation portends events concerning ships and the ocean and
also changes in the weather.
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VIIIth cusp falls on Zaurak (22^ B 56`) indicating fondness for travel and many travels, in
the constellation of Gamma Eridanus. According to Ptolemy all the stars with the exception
of Achernar are like Saturn. Eridanus gives a love of knowledge and science, much travel
and many changes, a position of authority, but danger of accidents, especially at sea and of
drowning. Ebertin says that Zaurak has a Saturnian character. Anyone who has this star
connected with a planet in his chart should endeavor not to take life too seriously and put too
much weight on everything people say. This person should struggle to overcome
melancholy. Otherwise, this star could trigger off fear of death and suicidal tendencies.
IXth cusp falls on a)Ensis (22^ C 03`), voyages abroad, in the constellation of Orion and of
the nature of Mars and Moon. It is said to give a strong and dignified nature, selfconfidence, inconstancy, arrogance, violence, impiety, and prosperity in trade and
particularly in voyages or abroad, but danger of treachery and poison.
b)Hatsya (22^ C 04`) prosperity in trade and particularly in voyages or abroad, in the
constellation of Iota Orion and of the nature of Jupiter and Saturn. Orion will fashion alert
minds and agile bodies, souls prompt to respond to duty's call, and hearts which press on
with unflagging energy in spite of every trial.
c)Alnilam (22^ C 32`) in the constellation of Epsilon Orion, of the nature of Jupiter and
Saturn, giving fleeting public honors.
d)Meissa (Heka) (22^ C 57`) in the constellation of Lamba Orion and of the nature of
Juptier and Saturn indicating prosperity by trade or voyage, particularly abroad.
XIIth cusp falls on Alkes (22^ F 38`) in the constellation of Alpha Crater and of the nature
of Venus and Mercury. Noonan says that Alkes has always portended eminence to those
born under its influence. When rising the star indicates dedicated environmentalists whose
love for rivers and streams lead them to be very protective regarding water resources. At a
less intense level the native may become a landscape architect, a builder of canals, or in
some other manner do business in merchandise connected with water.
The Luminaries On Fixed Stars:
The Sun conjunct Mercury falls on Asterion (16^ F 48`) in the constellation of Beta Canes
Venatici and of the nature of Saturn and Venus. Robson says that this constellation gives a
love of hunting and a penetrating mind, making those born under it faithful, keen, clever and
fond of speculation.
The Moon falls on Alderban (8^ C 51`) indicating many travels, in the constellation of
Alpha Taurus and of the nature of Mars. The Hindu Rohini, used for this star and for this
4th nakshatra; "A Red Deer" known also as the "The Star of Ascent". Symbol; a Temple or
Wagon Regent. Prajapati was the creator. Ebertin says that it gives extraordinary energy. A
star that gives honour through art.
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Mars falls on a)Mimosa (10^ H 34`) in the constellation of Beta Crux and of the nature of
Venus and Jupiter. Ebertin says that this stars gives an inventive mind, intuition, a grasp for
the inner nature of one's fellow man. Deeply religious nature connected with mystical and
theosophical interests. It is also the star of the astronomers. It is connected with medicine
and health.
b) Acrux (10^ H 57`) Astrologers and occultists, in the constellation of Alpha crux and of
the nature of Jupiter. It is also the star of the astronomers. There can be dormant skills or
powers which in order to tap into them may require giving something up, or letting
something go; as the Centaur (Centaurus) did in giving up his immortality to Prometheus, as
Christ did on the cross when he said "into thy hands I commend my spirit" or forgiving as
Christ forgave his persecutors while on the cross. It is also a star that deals with medicine
and health.
c)Alphecca (11^ H 21`) indicating many travels by water in early life, in the constellation
of Alpha Corona Borealis and of the nature of Mercury and Venus. According to Ptolemy it
is of the nature of Venus and Mercury, but Alvidas considers it to be like Mars and Mercury.
It gives honor, dignity and poetical and artistic ability. Alphecca is also the star that gifts oe
with astrology.
Venus falls on Arcturus (23^ G 18`), prosperity by navigation and voyages, the perfectionist,
in the constellation of Alpha Bootees and of the nature of Jupiter and Mars. In India it is
the 15th nakshatra, Swati, "the Good Goer", or perhaps "Sword", but figured as a Coral
Bead, Gem, or Pearl; and known there also as Nishtya, "Outcast", possibly from its remote
northern situation far outside of the zodiac, whence, from its brilliancy, it was taken to
complete the series of Hindu asterisms. Robson says that It gives riches, honors, high
renown, self-determination and prosperity by navigation and voyages.
Saturn falls on Menkant (11^ H 33`) in the constellation of Theta Centaurus and of the
nature of Venus and Mercury. Robson says that it gives love of arms, strong passion, and an
energetic nature.
Uranus falls on a)Vertex (26^ A 56`) in the constellation of Andromeda and of the nature of
Mars and Moon. It causes blindness, injuries to the eyes.
b)Alrisha (27^ A 17`) in the constellation Alpha Pisces and of the nature of Mars and
Mercury. This star that binds the Fishes together has a unifying influence.
Neptune falls on Alsuhail (10^ F 17`) indicating prosperity in voyages, in the constellation
of Lambda Vela and of the nature of Saturn and Jupiter. Robson says that it gives
prosperity in trade and voyages. Strength of mind and spirit. Connected to death by
drowning.
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Pluto, conjunct the culmination and also parallel by declination, falls on Procyon(24^
D
24`) indicating a restless and passionate person with many travels in different places, in the
constellation of Alpha Canis Minor and of the nature of Mercury and Mars. It makes the
native dig into the secrets of the mind. Procyon is a very fortunate star; known to the
Mesopotamians as 'The Star of the Crossing of the Water - Dog', as it lies near their River of
Heaven, the Milky Way. Procyon foretold wealth and renown, and in all astrology has been
much regarded, giving 'Everlasting of the Right, and Good Effect'. It also confers willpower and ability to put thoughts and plans into action. According to Ebertin, Procyon gives
drive and a good sharp mind. Linked with positive stellar bodies, success is made greater,
but the native, in order to avoid a fiasco, has always to take care not to be imprudent.
Especially dangerous is Procyon configured with Mars and Pluto.
With the Moon (from the VIIIth) making a trine to Saturn in the IVth and to Jupiter ( in the
XIIth), mental disciplie with intellectual and spiritual vibrations are channelised through this
grand trine, thereby enabling him to utilize the the gifts overflowing from the rich harvest of
Spica for the benefit of society with an altruistic approach of sharig knowledge so that there
is sweetness and light for everyone that comes to gaze at the vault of the heavens that is
infinite in knowledge and wonder. Prof. Vaidya has travelled miles and miles over the
oceans of the earth, yet he goes on endlessly into the unfathomable ocean of the cosmos with
the stars Acrux, Mimosa and Alphecca as his searchlights of the heavens and the power of
healing men with his hands vibrating the healing touch. Lead, kindly light ! heal the body
with your hands and illuminate our minds with your knowledge.
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THE CHARTS WITH STARS PROMISING KNOWLEDGE IN SCIENCE &
LITERATURE
“ ………………………beware of man,
For knowledge must to thee
Like the great floods to Egypt ever be.”
While going through the Acharaya Shridhar Govind Joshi’s “Meditation Upon Certain
Principles from Brihat Parashari”, under the sub-title “Operating through Navamsa – a
divine plan”, I came across two brilliant cases. The Acharya uses the Sayana System for
interpretation of the charts. The aspects used by the Acharya are sign-wise.
Being very curious to see how the fixed stars affect their lives and activities, after
scrutinizing, I found the following :
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NO.19
DR. JAYANTRAO NARLIKAR
Born on 19th July 1938 at 3.16 IST, Nasik.
After finding the Trigarah Yoga (the sum total of three planet in conjunction in a sign and its
subsequent placement in the chart that give favourable results) his statement about the
native is as follows:
“Because of this conjunction this brilliant native solved the puzzle about the creation of the
universe, which was lying unanswered so far, and thus increasing the status of India in the
view of the whole world. This is the only person so far to be honoured by the significant
award of Padma Bushan, at such a young age”. From this statement, we gather that he is a
scientist and it would be worthwhile to see how the fixed stars have influenced him in his
successful career as a scientist, that too at an early period of his life.
The Cusps:
His ascendant (16^ C 17`) falls on the star Rigel (15^ C 57`). Rigel gives learning in
science and helps in inventions and discoverises. Rigel also give a rise in early life. It gives
preferment, favours from others and also success.
IInd cusp (11^ D 16`) falls on Sirus (12^ D 11`), the star of a successful scientist, which
gives good organising capabilities and prominence in Uranian matters.
IIIrd cusp (6^
E 18`) falls on a) Praesape (6^ E 28`) giving him the gift of oratory and
b)Asellus Borealis (6^ E 40) making him energetic with the drive for reforms.
IV the cusp is 4^ F 28`
Vth cusp is 7^ G 17`
VIth cusp 12^ H 41`
VIIth cusp is 16^ I 17` influenced by the rays of Rigel from opposition/
VIIIth cusp is 11^ J 16` influenced
IXth cusp is 6^ K 16`
Xth cusp (4^ L 28`) fall on a) Deneb Adige which is favourable for scientific pursuits.
b) Formalhaut (3^ L 58`) that gives him success as a scientist and a writer.
XIth cusp (7^ A 17`) falls on Algenib (7^ A 16`) giving him oratory skills The Moon is
conjunct his eeleventh cusp.
XIIth cusp (12^ B 41`) falls on Almach (12^
liking for science and organising ability.
B 19`) and Menkar (12 ^ B 24`) giving him the
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The Planetary Position Are As Follows:
a. The Sun (25^ C 35`) falls on Procyon (23^ D 56`) giving him the skills and
ability to put thoughts and actions into plans.
b. The Moon (6^ A 12`) conjunct the XIth cusp bring success through speech
and dynamic thought.
c. Mercury (19^
E 26`) is on Algenubi(18^ E 42`)
d. Venus (5^
F 23`) falls on Alula Boreali (4^ F 45)
e. Mars (27^
D 24`) falls on Aludra (27^ D 41`)
f. Jupiter (1Pis54`R) conjuct the Xth cusp, his karmasthan, falls on Ancha
(1^
L
50`) b) Sadalmelek((1^
L
50`) giving him fame in science
through inventions and discoveries. c) Formalhaut (2^
success as a scientist and writer.
g) Saturn -17Ari21`) i) Uranus (17 ^
j) Neptune (18Vir59`) k) Pluto (29 ^
l) Rahu (24^
L 58`)
giving him
B 17`)
D 33`)
H 45`).
The acharya has analysed that through the Trigarha yoga, the sum of the longitudes fall on
22^ L 31` and according to him this spot happens to lie in conjunction aspect with the natal
Jupiter in the Xth house itself. Through the above analysis, the position of the fixed stars
and planets with their characteristics and interpretation clearly tell us about his success in
the field of science full of inventions and discoveries, that too at a very young age (Rigel on
the Ascendant) and giving him one of the highest title of honour of our country, the Padma
Bushan as Jupiter is conjuct the Culmination and on the stars of Sadalmelek and Formalhaut,
giving him great success and honour.
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O. 20
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Ms. SUNITA JOSHI
Born on 12th April 1942 at 00.32 a.m., Nasik.
The acharya says that “the native succeeded tremendously well in educational field. First
class first throughout from Standard 1 to M.A. Innumerable awards during the life so far, in
the field of education. The native’s name is Miss. Sunita Joshi”.
He calculated the sum total of the planets falling in conjunction in Gemini(VIth house) of
Jupiter in 17^ C` 41` and Mars 21^ C 13` and he got the point at 8^
Hence the native succeeded well in the educational field.
F 54` in the IX house.
Now, by finding the cusps and planets of her chart, let us see if the fixed stars play any
important role in her success in the field of education.
The Cusps
1.
(Ascendant) 8^ J 54` falls near Facies. Dr. Eric Morse says that on the more
philosophical side it will mark those who must see their outlook and beliefs carried
into practical effect somewhere. It gives that aggressive feeling of taking every
challenge on war footing. The Ascendant Lord, Saturn is conjunct Uranus (Uranus is
on Keid in the constellation of Eridanus. According to Ptolemy Eridanus gives a
love of knowledge and science, much travel and many changes, a position of
authority) in the sign of determination and down to earth practicality and are trine to
Neptune in the ninth house in a sign of meticulous craftsmanship and practicality.
2.
(11^ K 45`) on Armus is in the constellation of Capricornus. A Capricornian nature
bears the marks of this cold, silent and still universe. It is built upon an original
movement of self-withdrawal and concentration. Externally this character appears
lifeless and often dulled to gray sobriety and self-effacement. However, life retreats
to the depths of being and it is the slow upsurge of these deep forces, often long
ignored by the person him- or herself, which permits the affirmation of personal
qualities by the full exercise of self- control. This self-command is the fruit of long
training of the will, exercised to demonstrate mastery of instinct and feeling. The
symbol of the goat climbing a rocky eminence, is very appropriate to well-developed
subjects born under the influence of Capricorn who seem for ever persistently and
patiently climbing upwards, and who are capable of great resistance in overcoming
obstacles in the way, their dauntless energy and courage in facing difficulties.
3.
(17^
4.
(20^ A 12`) falls on Baten Kaitos of the nature of Saturn. The Saturnine properties,
such as inhibition, reserve, caution, solitude and simplicity are often forced on to
such people, either by a mundane power or a higher power.
L 00`)
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5.
(18^ B 56`) on Rana in the constellation of Eridanus and of the nature of Saturn.
According to Ptolemy all the stars with the exception of Achernar are like
Saturn. Eridanus gives a love of knowledge and science, much travel and many
changes, a position of authority.
6.
14^ C 11` falls on Cursa falling in the constellation of Eridanus gives a love of
knowledge and science, much travel and many changes.
7.
8^ D 54` on Alhena in the constellation of Gemini and of the Mercury and Venus. –
a star giving eminence and hoinour through art. Robson says that it bestows
imminence in art
8.
11^
9.
17^ F 00` on Asterion in the constellation of Canes Venatici and of the nature of
Saturn and Venus. Robson says that this star gives a penetrating mind, making those
born under it faithful, keen, clever and fond of speculation.
10.
20^ G 12` falls in the constellation of Eta Cairns and gives strength of mind and
spirit. Prosperity in trade and voyages . The star gives dignity, piety, usefulness and
acquisitiveness, and gives danger to the eyes, according to Robson.
11.
18^ H 56` falls on North Scale which gives good fortune, ability to speak and write,
analytical mind and honour.
12.
14^ I 11` on Ras Algethi in the constellation of Hercules and of the nature of
Saturn. Ebertin says that it gives boldness and a drive to gain power.
E 56`
The Planets And The Fixed Stars
The Sun (21^ A 15`) falls on Acamar, giving a love for art and science and acquisition of
public position.
The Moon (6^ L 26`) falls on Sadalachabia, giving preferment and favours.The Moon also
falls on Skat, givng the knowledge on the theories of life.
Mercury (12^ A 6`) falls on Alpheratz – a pioneer and interested in the study of human
nature. Alphertz also gives the skills to write on science, religion, philosophy and makes one
a good speaker and writer.and also the skills for the upbringing the youth.
Venus (4^ L 57`) falls on Denib Adige giving interest in the study of arts. Venus is the lord
of 5th (knowledge, education and creativity and also the lord of the karmasthan.
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Mars (21^ C 12`) falls on Capella which gives interest in politics, literary and poetical
ability. Capella gives interest in social and educational problems, teaching and much
ambition. B) Mars also falls on Bellatrix giving much activity, advancement and success.
Jupiter (17^ C 41`) on Hoedus I giving skills to write on science, religion, philosophy and
makes one a good speaker and writer and also the skills for the upbringing the youth.
Saturn (26^
B 00`) on Misam denoting an adventurous individual.
Uranus (28^
B 12`) on Electra giving much ambition.
Neptune (27^ F 53`) on Markeb in the constellation of Argo Navis and of the nature of
Saturn and Jupiter. Robson says that this star gives piety, a wide knowledge, educational
work and voyages.
Pluto (3^
E 28`)
Rahu (12^
F 59`) on Coxa a star indicating love of arts.
Part of Fortune (12^
F 59`) on Coxa –a star indicating
love of arts.
In the above case most of the cusps and planets fall on fixed stars that give education and
knowledge and advancement in life, especially in the field of arts. Small wonder that she
has won many awards in life as stated by the Acharya.
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NO. 21
SPICA, THE LUCKY GIRL
Like the acharya, I too am luck to come across two very brilliant students
(chart no. 9 and 10)
Born oN 20TH October 1982 at 6.21 IST, Mumbai.
This young girl, has been getting distinction all throught and standing first in the class.
Aparat from this, she is blessed with parents highly placed and nothing to want for or
struggle. Before even passing her twelfth standard, she was brimming with confidence and
saying with great determination that she will go to the best engineering college in the
country, to which her parents (who came along with her) nodded in the affirmative that she
will succeed. I was given the good news that she passed her examination with flying colours
and got the admission easily.
The Effects Of The Fixed Stars In The Native’s Chart:
This is a peculiar and outstanding chart with first cusp (22^
g 24`) conjunct Venus, lord of
ascendant and eight (22^ g 27`) on Spica, the inventor, the scientist, the sculptor, the lover
of arts and science, the gift to humanity; conjunct Saturn, lord of VIth on Arcturus on Alpha
Bootes and according to Robson it gives riches, honors, high renown, self-determination
and prosperity by navigation and voyages; conjunct the Sun, the lord of XIth on Nekkar on
Beta Bootes giving prosperity from work, strong desires, a tendency to excess, a fondness
for rural pursuits, together with some liking for occultism; conjunct Pluto, lord of second on
Izar in the constellation of Epsilon Bootes also giving prosperity from work, strong desires,
a tendency to excess, a fondness for rural pursuits, together with some liking for occultism.
The Ascendant is very powerful with all the lucky fixed stars there to give this young girl
everything in life and the greatest imperishable gift, knowledge.
The fourth cusp (21^ j 58`) falls on Sulapath in the constellation of Gamma Lyre and
according to Ptolemy it is like Venus and Mercury. It is said to give an harmonious, poetical
and developed nature, fond of music and apt in science and art. It is also on Deneb Okab in
the constellation of Delta Aquila. It is said to give great imagination, strong passions,
indomitable will, a dominating character, and influence over others, clairvoyance, a keen
penetrating mind and ability for chemical research.
The Seventh cusp (22^
A 24`) falls on Baiten Kaitos with the gift of mechanical ability and
Acamar (23^
A 00`) the star with scientific acumen.
The tenth cusp (21^ D 58`) falls on Gomeisa in the constellation of Beta Canis Minor
and
Pollux. Pollux has a strong Martian nature and has the name 'the wicked boy' of the of the
sibling Twins. According to its nature, this star is brutal and tyrannical, violent and cruel if
in conjunction with the Sun, Moon, Ascendant, MC or with malefics. Just as Mars has its
good sides if the energy it creates is channeled constructively, so Pollux should not always
be considered as unhelpful.
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All the angles are on cardinal signs and due to the effects of the fixed stars she has hitched
her wagon to these rising stars of the angle promising science, art, mechanical ability,
invention and the courage and strength to face the world when challenged with the other side
of callousness.
The fifth cusp falls on Denib Algedi (23 K33) which makes her a student of science.
Besides this it is also on Sador which is in the constellation of Cygnus giving a
contemplative, dreamy, cultured and adaptable nature .
The VIth cusp falls on Matar (25 L 43), giving the gift of writing,
The ninth cusp (21^ C 11`) falls on Phact, Elnath ad Capella, all of them giving the liking
for science and technology. This cusp is in trine with the ascendant and and Venus, Saturn,
the Sun and Pluto.
The Moon conjunct Uranus (the planet owning the scientific sign of altruism) is on Acrab
(15J45)also giving the mind the abilities of scientific studies
Mercury is on Diadem (8 G05) and Vindemiatrix (9 G56), giving the abilities of scientific
and mechanical discoveries.
Mars is on Atria (19I30) in the constellation of tringulum Australis, and of the planetary
nature of Mercury, a planet that again gives scientific and mechanical abilities.
Neptune, the lord of the sixth is on Aculeus (24^I05`). Dr. Eric Morse says that this star
along with Acumen has a notorious reputation in astrology as 'blind stars' or stars associated
with eyesight problems. These stars shows up a negative Mars-Moon quality in people who
have them poorly aspected, with a tendency towards a morbid outlook, seeing the worst
rather than the best in everything. If their religious views are affected, as so often with
anything in Sagittarius, there is a tendency to be either the 'hellfire and damnation brigade'
or to take up a fierce anti-religious and even anti-God stance. But at their best, well
aspected, they can have very sharp minds and a perception well above average as though,
perhaps 'blind' to what we see and take for granted, they see what we do not, at levels where
eyesight does not reach. Not for nothing has the word Acumen come down to us as a term
for a sharp mind.
A thing of beauty is joy forever. Birth charts that walk with the rhythm of the planets on the
path of hard work, with optimism, ambition, dedication and with a vision of hope for
accomplishing one’s life mission with a message from the stars promising success is the
greatest happiness to men and women dedicated to this divine science.
I pray that we have many more young men and women with such lucky charts and may
humanity see such souls with the promise of progess and betterment for the race, so that
every fleeting moment that slips by the hour glass is converted into vibrations full of
knowledge and practical applications. For the Lord has said : Come, I refresh all that labour.
One lamp lighting another lamp to dispel darkness. You are the light of world. Apart from
that you are also the salt of the earth, to preserve and flavour.
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NO: 22
A COMPUTER SCIENTIST IN LOVE WITH ASTROLOGY AND ASTRONOMY.
4th March 1981 at 12.15 p.m. , Mumbai
William Shakespeare was absolutely correct when he makes one of his characters
say“There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at its flood, leads on to fortune”.
We are really “Stuffs that dreams are made of”.
This is a case study of a commerce gradauate, who until 2001 would not have dreamt of
entering the field of computer science and becoming a systems analyst, engineer and
scientist. There has been a total transformation during the last three years. In 2002 he
studied networking and on 12th August 2003 a reputed multi national company recruited
him as as a systems engineer. It is an early rise in life given by Rigel on the Ascendant.
Blessed with a sharp and intuitive mind, he does much research and development that could
make others to stare at him and wonder how.
A Few Significators:
Computer programmers and operators: Mercury, Gemini, Scorpio.
Electronics: Urnaus, Mars, Aquarius
Electronic sheets: Mercury and Aquarius
Inspiration: 9th house, Saggitarus and Neptune
Innovation: Neptune and Uranus
Intensity: Mars, Uranus, Pluto and Scorpio
Analysis: Gemini, Mercury; Accuracy:Mercury
Systems: Jupiter and Saturn
The effects of the fixed stars in his chart:
Fixed Stars on Angles:
1. There are three stars on his Ascendant:
a) Cursa (14 ^ C 58`) in the constellation of Eridanus and of the nature of Saturn.
Ptolemy says that Eridanus gives a love of knowledge and science, much travel
and many changes.
b) Hasselah (16^ C 10`) in the constellation of Auriga and of the nature of Mars and
Mercury. Robson says that the constellation is said to give self-confidence,
interest in social and educational problems.
c) Rigel (16^
Saturn.
C 30`) in the constellation of Orion and of the nature of Jupiter and
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According to Ptolemy and Lilly it is of the nature of Jupiter and Saturn, but later authors
consider it favorable and similar to Jupiter and Mars. Alvidas likens it to Mercury Mars and
Jupiter. Robson says that it gives benevolence, honor, riches, happiness, glory, renown and
inventive or mechanical ability. Rigel is the star that gives an early start.
2. The Nadir falls on El. Kophrah (3^ F 21`) in the constellation of Ursa Major and of the
quality of Mars. According to Ptolemy it is said to give a quiet, prudent, suspicious,
mistrustful, self-controlled, patient nature, but an uneasy spirit and great anger when
roused.
3. The descendant falls on Rasalgethi (15^ I 19`) in the constellation of Saturn.
According to Ptolemy this constellation is of the nature of Mercury and is said to give
strength of character, tenacity and fixity of purpose, an ardent nature. Ebertin says that
it gives boldness and a drive to gain power. If well aspected it is said to give enjoyment
and favors from women.
The Culmination: William Shakespeare in “TheTempest” says :
“I find my Zenith doth depend upon
A most auspicious star: whose influence,
If now I court not, but omit, my fortunes Will ever after droop.”
Young man, hold fast and sieze the fleeting opportunity of Fate and pave a career
promising progress, development and success. It is the most opportune moment to double
click your way to a very promising career of the new millennium.
“There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune...”
The Culmination falls on :
a) Sadalmelek ((3^ L 37`) the star of inventions, discoveries and scientific
pursuits.It falls in the constellation Alpha Aquarius and has the nature of
Jupiter and Saturn.
b) Formalhaut(3^ L 34`) in the constellation of Piscis Austrinis and of the
nature of Venus and Mercury, a star that gives success as a scientist.
According to Ptolemy, it is of the nature of Venus and Mercury; and, to
Alvidas, of Jupiter in square to Saturn from Pisces and Sagittarius. It is said
to be very fortunate and powerful. It is assumed, however, that the helpful
influence is the greater one and if in conjunction with Mercury, it is said to
stimulate mental capabilities and promise success as a writer or scientist. A
conjunction with Jupiter or on the MC will bring favor from dignitaries of the
church. According to Robson, if culminating, it gives great and lasting
honors.
c) Denib Adige (5^ L 00`) in the constellation of Cygnus and of the nature of
Venus and Mercury. It is a star of artistic and scientific pursuits. Robson
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says that it is of the nature of Venus and Mercury, and gives an ingenious
nature and a clever intellect that is quick at learning. Ebertin says that the star
corresponds to a combination of Mercury and Venus influence and is
therefore favorable for artistic and scientific pursuits, which are carried out
with the aim of gain.
In 2001, the native became a Commerce Graduate. From then onwards, till August 2003, he
was studying networking, almost from dawn to dusk, with such an intensity that he learnt
what people normally take 3 years. On 12th August 2003, he was offered a job of a Systems
Engineer. At the same time he completed his two-year course in Astrology. Rigel gave
him the early rise. Uranus, the planet signifying electronics was moving towards the natal
meridaian cusp and nearing the stars of scientific pursuits. At that particular moment Jupiter
did not make a degreecal oppoision to Uranus (moving direct and retrograde) This
coinfiguration becomes important because Jupiter is the co-lord of the Xth and lord of VIIth
(assignments through contracts). Further, there was a mutual reception between the planets
of innovation, ie., Uranus and Neptune, and this configuration will remain for a long time to
come. From Jan to March 2003, there was a conjunction of his progressed moon with
transit Pluto near the seventh cusp. His contract with the multinational company brought in
a transformation, a transformation on the material plane (as it is the 1st cycle of the
progressed moon).
The transits on 12th June 2003 at 5.30 a.m.:
The Sun 18 Leo 54`; the Moon 16K54`, to be approaching a conjunction with his progressed
Venus (in the sign of Aquarius and 8th house – the house of deeds and documents of
contracts) at the time of signing his contract. Venus is also the lord of his 11th progressed
cusp and according to Saphariel’s planetary age of man, it occurred in the period of Venus.
Mercury 16C07, trine natal Mercury; Venus 17E02`; Mars 8 L56` (lord of natal 11th conjunct
lord of progressed 11th); Jupiter 26 E 38`); Saturn 3 D36`; Uranus 1 L 22` ® trine natal
Venus; Neptune 11K 36` (Lord of natal 11th) trine radical Moon and Mercury (the
combination of Venus, Mercury, Moon, Uranus and Neptune (Uranus and Neptune having
mutual reception) spurs up the power on intuition and new knowledge through great
inspiration; Pluto 17I15` conjunct descendant trine transit Sun (lord of natal descendant);
Rahu 25B41`.
The Transit Of Uranus Over The Years In Pisces, The Karmasthan:
Uranus beomes retrograde at 2Pis 19` on 8 June 2004, becomes direct at 29Aqu59`.
a) On 1 Dec 2004 and again becomes conjunct the natal 10th cusp on the stars of science,
innovation, technology (by January 2005).
b) Uranus (the lord of natal 9th) will be conjunct natal Venus on 25th Jan 2005 (the lord of
natal 5th and 12th).
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c) On 5th May 2006 transit Uranus will be conjunct his natal Sun (the signifactor of
achievement) in the radical 10th house.
d) On 1st April 2008 transit Uranus will be conjunct his radical Mars (lord of the 11th). At
that time, transit Mars will make a trine to transit Mars will make a trine of transit Uranus,
radical Venus, radical Sun and radical Mars and the 6th cusp from the 2nd house (Cancer).
The houses 2, 6 and 10 form the material trinity. Apart from material benefits, from all the
discussions I had with the native, he is firm in attaining spiritual development. Progressed
Moon will be moving to his 8th cusp, making a trine with the 12th and the 4th . the cusps 4, 8
and 12 form the spiritual trine and progressed Moon is at the end of its 1st cycle and in a
couple of years will begins its second cycle – the dawn of psychic awakening.
Character is destiny. During the period of Venus (from 15 to 24) the native was under the
guidance of his parents and spiritual development became a way of life. Neptune, the planet
of Divinity and his karmasthan is in Sagittarius along with Uranus (in the sign of religion
and high consciousness. Neptune is sextile Pluto on Spica and in the sign of balance and
justice. The Moon conjunct Mercury (lord of ascendant) are sextile Neptune. Such
fortunate aspects do transform the mind leading to spiritual and intellectual development.
Besides this, the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn and their good aspects with the Moon and
Mercury (through translation of light) gives further spiritual and intellectual depth, with the
subconscious awakened to a warning: what does it profit a man to gain the whole world but
to suffer the loss of his soul. Mercury, the messenger of the gods, Buddha, in the sign of
intelligence and enlightenment, with a trine aspect to Pluto in Libra, has strengthened his
mind (Moon conjunct Mercury) to pursue the mid-path in his cosmic journey with the
blessings of many men of knowledge in the spiritual world.
Other Cusps On The Fixed Stars:
The second cusp on Alzir (10^ D 54`) in the constellation of Gemini and of the nature of
Mercury and Venus. The native should take care of his health by having nutritious food and
medical care.
The third cusp is on Azmidiske (5 ^ E 43`) on the constellation of Puppis and of the nature
of Jupiter and Saturn. Gives strength of mind and prosperity in trde and voyages.
The sixth cusp is on
a)Mimosa (11^ h 10`) in the constellation of Crux and of the nature of Venus and Jupiter.
Crux denotes a strong spiritual influence. It indicates willingness to accept sacrifice and
gives fortitude in sorrow. The Cross gives choices that bring hopes and fears; making
decisions about which road to take in life, learning to discriminate. There is often a lasting
emotional or psychological wound, or wounds from accidents etc. There can be dormant
skills or powers which in order to tap into them may require giving something up, or letting
something go; as the Centaur (Centaurus) did in giving up his immortality to Prometheus, or
forgiving as Christ did on the cross.
- 308 Jyotisha Bharati
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According to Ebertin it gives an inventive mind, intuition, a grasp for the inner nature of
one's fellow man. Deeply religious nature connected with mystical and theosophical
interests. It is a star that gives love for astrology and the occult.
b) Acrux (11^ h 34`), again a star with the gift of astrology, astronomy and the occult, in
the constellation of Alpha Crux and of the nature of Jupiter. Crux denotes a strong spiritual
influence. It indicates willingness to accept sacrifice and gives fortitude in sorrow. The
Cross gives choices that bring hopes and fears; making decisions about which road to take in
life, learning to discriminate. Robson says that this star which gives religions beneficence,
ceremonial, justice, magic and mystery, and is frequently prominent in the horoscopes of
astrologers and occultists. According to Ebertin it gives inventive mind, intuition and
wisdom, a grasp for the inner nature of one's fellow man. The gift of successful investigation
of the hidden side of things. A deeply religious nature connected with mystical and
theosophical interests.
c)Alphecca (once again with a gift in astrology and position of command) (11^ h 59`) in
the constellation of Corona Borealis and of the nature of Venus and Mercury. According to
Robson and Ptolemy it is of the nature of Venus and Mercury, but Alvidas considers it to be
like Mars and Mercury. It gives honor, dignity and poetical and artistic ability.
d)Menkent (11^ h 59`) in the constellation of Centaurus and of the nature of Mercury and
Venus. It makes us energetic and a liking for astronomy.
The ninth cusp falls on Bos (4^ k 51`) in the constellation of Capricornus and of the
nature of Saturn and Venus giving a sharp and piercing intellect.
The Luminaries On Fixed Stars:
The Sun is on Achener (15^ l 00`) ( on the star of science and knowledge) in the
constellation of Eridanus and of the nature of Jupiter. Robson says that Eridanus gives a
love of knowledge and science, much travel and many changes, a position of authority.
The Moon is on Alnair (15^ k 35`) in the constellation of Alpha Grus, the Crane. The
crane was used as a symbol of astronomers by the Ancient Egyptians.
Other Planets On Fixed Stars:
Mercury is on Castra (19^ k 35`) in the constellation of Capricornus and of the nature of
Saturn and Jupiter indicting uncontrollable temper.
Venus is on Denib Adige (5^ l 00`) in the constellation of Cygnus and of the nature of
Venus and Mercury. It is a star of artistic and scientific pursuits. Robson says that it is of
the nature of Venus and Mercury, and gives an ingenious nature and a clever intellect that is
quick at learning. Ebertin says that the star corresponds to a combination of Mercury and
Venus influence and is therefore favorable for artistic and scientific pursuits, which are
carried out with the aim of gain.
- 309 Jyotisha Bharati
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Jupiter and Saturn are on Diadem (8^ G 38`) in Coma Berenices and of the nature of Saturn
and Mercury. Robson says that it gives a sauve and well-bred manners and there is some
love of, or, ability for the stage.
Uranus is on Kornephoros (00^ i 46`) in the constellation of Hercules and of the nature of
Mercury. According to Ptolemy it is like Mercury. It is said to give strength of character,
tenacity and fixity of purpose, an ardent nature and dangerous passions.
Neptune is on:
a) Lesath (23^ i 42`) in the constellation of Scorpius and of the nature of Mercury and
Mars. Ebertin says that if associated with a benefic stellar body and if channeled in the right
direction, there is the possibility that the energy associated with the Mars nature can make
for marked achievements. Its qualities in the horoscope are very much those of a probing,
sharp intellect and incisive wit, every bit as damaging as a knife to its opponent. It is one of
the three Scorpio stars in Sagittarius which can be held to account for the often surprising
bite in the otherwise genial, jovial Sagittarian. Dr. Eric Morse says that; it does show them
to have an enterprising spirit of keenness of insight, not always thought of in connection
with that religio-philosophical ninth sign of the zodiac. People with star strong in their charts
are noted for doing well in debate, business, sport, and high office in general.
b)Grimium (24^ i 16`) in the constellation of Draco and of the nature of Saturn and
Mercury. According to Ptolemy the bright stars are like Saturn and Mars. Draco gives an
artistic and emotional but somber nature, a penetrating and analytical mind, much travel and
many friends, but danger of robbery and accidental poisoning. It gives craft, ingenuity, and
valor.
Pluto is on : a) Spica (23^ G 21`) in the constellation of Alpha Virgo and of the nature of
Venus and Mercury. According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Venus and Mars; and, to
Alvidas, of Venus, Jupiter and Mercury. It gives success, renown, riches, a sweet
disposition, love of art and science. Spica is a gift to humanity. With Pluto on this star and
in the fifth house, there could be a transformation in the use of knowledge, creativity and
learning in general.
b) Pluto on Arcturus (23^ G 55`) in the constellation of Alpha Bootes and of the nature of
Mars and Jupiter. The general influence of this star in the words of Robson is that it gives
riches, honors, high renown, self-determination and prosperity by navigation and voyages. It
is the star of technical perfection.
The chart of this native holds a promise of rise in life in the field of art, science, technology,
astrology, astronomy, occult sciences and spiritualism. He could be a walking encyclopaedia
of systematic knowledge. He will also be provided wealth, riches, honour and name. I pray
that he gets his desires fulfilled to his heart’s content and may his tribe increase and multiply
so that society would become a better place to live.
- 310 Jyotisha Bharati
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Stark reality with no final conclusion
With the amalgamation and fusion of knowledge from astronomy with the research on the
governance of the of human and sub lunar affairs by astrologers against the vast backdrop
of this ever expanding universe it is rather difficult to come up with any conclusion on the
subject of the fixed stars. The Milky Way contains our solar system, of which the earth is a
tiny speck. The massive ensemble of stars visible to our eyes at night are all part of this
great galaxy. Astronomers state that the largest telescope can view millions of galaxies and
each galaxy could contain over 200 billion stars. Modern day astronomers believe that there
are 1000000000000000000000 (1 followed by 22 zeros) stars in the universe. Sirius is 40
times bigger than our Sun. Capella’s diameter is 16 times larger than the Sun’s diameter.
The largest stars, if placed at the Sun's position, would easily engulf Earth, Mars, Jupiter,
and Saturn. The smallest white dwarf stars are as big as the earth while the neutron stars are
as small 20 km in diameter. In the 1990s astronomers discovered planets orbiting stars
outside our solar system. Scientist are of the opinion that many stars have planetary systems.
Apart from the unending astronomical discoveries increasing at a stupendous pace, the lack
of transparency of information and the very limited use of the fixed stars by astrologers in
interpreting and delineating the birth charts, it would be rather preposterous to arrive at final
conclusions about the use of fixed stars in astrology. Instead of arriving at any conclusion, I
fervently appeal to all astrologers to make attempts to do further study and research on this
topic. The astrologer’s laboratory is wide open universe including topics such as mundane
astrology, natal astrology, medical astrology, etc. The sky, the first picture book of man,
consisting of various beams and vibrations of different magnitude, the very source of all
energy govern the affairs of all matter in various forms. The study of astrology, and
moreover the complex study of the fixed stars, needs continuous and concentrated study
with inputs of untiring and unceasing efforts.
From my experience, it is only after
monitoring the events in the lives of persons it is possible to note the cause and effects of the
planets and stars on human affairs. Very few mortals are blessed with great power of
intuition. Further, if intuition is misused or not nurtured, it either fails to enlighten or
enhances self undoing. This gift is like the holy basil that is to kept away from dirt and
unclean environment. The learned astrologer (Sayanacharya) Shri Shantaram Pandurang
Kini told one of his successful students, a legal luminary then, that the study of astrology
requires a solid 16 hours of study daily. Shri Kini taught him for 8 hours daily and told him
to find another 8 hours daily to study at home. As the student’s aim to master astrology, he
accepted the proposal and took up the study as a challenge. Today this student is a very
successful consultant in the USA. After a lot of interaction with many of Shri Kini’s
student, I am given to understand that they too were burning their midnight oil to gain
proficiency in astrology, which included the study of fixed stars. I was also told by these
students that Shri Kini was immersed in the study of astrology day and night, in the
conscious and subconscious. With his efforts in his conscious and subconscious state over
the year, his yearning for knowledge of firmaments became a prayer that vibrated through
the kundalini and his crown plex or chakra linking him to the secrets of the vaults and
temples of the heavens. I can only end the the present study with a prayer to one and all
that continuous and scientific research should be carried out for further enlightenment in
this Divine Science.
- 311 Jyotisha Bharati
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FIXED STARS : A COMMENCEMENT
- 312 Jyotisha Bharati
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Alongside the above illustration captioned “Outcast star escapes Milky Way”, Deborah
Zabarenko from Washington writes the following:
“An outcst star is zooming out of the Milky Way, the first every seen escaping the
galaxy, astronomers reported on Tuesday.
The star is heading for the emptiness of intergalactic space after being ejected from the
heart of the Milk Way following a close encounter with a black hole, said Warren
Brown, an astronomer at the Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The outcast is
going so fast – over 1.5 million mph – that astronomers believe it was lobbed out of the
galaxy by tremendous force of a black hole thought to sit at the Milky Way’s centre.
That speed is about twice the velocity needed to escape the galaxy’s grip, Brown said
by telephone.
“We have never before seen a star moving fast enough to completely escape the
confines of our galaxy,” he said. “We’re tempte to call it the outcast star because it
was forcefully tossed from its home.”
The star used to be part of a binary pair, waltzing with its companion star close to the
rime of the black hole. In this case, “close” is a relative term’ the actual distance was
probably about 50 times the 93 million-mile distancedistance between Earth and the
Sun. As the two stars twirled around each other; they were pulledfaster and faster
toward the edge of the black hole, one of those moster drains in space whose gravity is
so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape once it is consumed.
While the companion star was captured by the black hole, the outcast continued on its
whirling path around its edge.
Objects go faster the closer they get to black holes and this star was probably moving
at an extraordinary speed, perhaps as high as 20 million mph. That very speed,
coupled with the speed of its twirling, sent the outcast zooming toward the edge of the
Milky Way and beyond. At this point, the outcast is about 180,000 light years from
Earth, in an outer region of the galaxy known as the halo. A light year is about 6
trillion mile, the distance light travels in a year.”
In the first quarter of the twentieth century, man landing on the moon was still a
fantasy but as the years rolled on by decades, the frontiers of space exploration opened
up. During the third millennium, though at it’s still in its infancy, we will be heading
for the Aquarian Age midway. By the inexorable pace at which science and
technology is progressing, more light will be thrown on our galaxy with new stars, new
solar systems, old and fading stars, etc., which all goes to show that there will be
changes by the stellar influences on all the future generations.
- 313 Jyotisha Bharati
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The questions are:
Do we not have any responsibility to explore and study these influences for posterity?
Should we not instill a scientific temperament so that we could set footprints on the
sands of time for others to follow or find new paths to tread upon?
Should we not hasten the pace of acquiring knowledge and set up an example for
others to get involved in scientific research?
It is a very well-known fact that among the innumerable research projects are carried
out all over the world only a few handful are pricked up for thorough study and
investigation. Even among these few chosen ones, perhaps one idea could either
revolutionize society through socifact, artifact or mentifact or speed up the pace of
progress and development.
We are in race with time. Though we cannot turn the clock back, yet human willpower
has shown time and again that the impossible can be achieved. Napoleon Bournaparte
was of the opinion that the word “impossible” was only in the “dictionary of fools”.
With him everything was considered on a war-footing basis. The history of the
achiever’s fulfillment is littered with many failures in the past. Charles Goodyear got
the formula for the tyre only after one thousand flop experiments. Despite all
hindrances and disappointments he did not give up.
The use of fixed stars in astrology deals with human affairs which is a very delicate
subject requiring deep and careful study by research and experience. At times
knowledge does have its limits. During such helpless situations Dr. Albert Einstein’s
direction through his experience with numerous failures and disappointments initially,
is a real pointer to overcome these limitations. He says that vision beyond the horizon
could open up new frontiers and expand knowledge. With this vision, friends, we
could look ahead and commence this neglected study afresh for the benefit of mankind
and the upliftment of the race.
- 314 Jyotisha Bharati
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Mr. Shivanand Karkera
Mr. Shivanand Kerkera completed his B.com from Mumbai University in 2001. As the
intricacies of computer software and hardware became a passion, he decided to persue a
career in this. He secured a Diploma in Computer Hardware & Networking. After
completing the course he was appointed as Network Administrator by Wipro InfoTech .
Recently he passed the Microsoft certification exam, and is engaged in further studies in
computer science and information technology..
At a very young, due to spiritual guidance from a competent teacher, he tries to spend some
time from his heavy schedule in meditation and spiritual development with great eagerness
to know the meaning of Life and its mysteries in depth. This metaphysical quest made him
train his eyes on astrology and found much solace in it. His hardwork and dedication at
Jyotisha Bharati saw him successfully completing the Jyotrivid Course and at the moment
he is in the final year of the Jotishvisharda Course. Indian culture emphasizes : “Mata, Pita,
Guru, Devam” and Mr. Karkera acknowledges: I got full support from my parents Mrs.
Sarojini J. Karkera and Mr.Jagannath K. Karkera, and due to their blessings I have been
able to study astrology and am successful in my career”.
He further states “Prof. Anthony Writer has always stood behind me as a guide in
understanding various aspects of astrology and I feel fortunate to be part of his unique
thesis on Fixed stars. The author by his unique research has indeed done a great service to
the cause of astrology by bringing together all available information on the subject in this
omnibus volume. I sincerely wish that this valuable work is accorded a warm welcome by
all earnest students in India and abroad. I pray that the divine power that inspired the author
to understand this project may grant him further opportunities to explore other promising
fields of astrological research”.
- 318 Jyotisha Bharati
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Anthony Writer acquired
his M. A. with Economics
and Sociology from the
University of Mumbai. He
further acquired a diploma
in Computer Programming
and Systems Analysis and
Designing.
At
Jyotisha
Bharati
(previously known as The
Bombay
Astrological
Society) of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan he obtained a Jyotirvid Diploma (Gold Medalist)
and passed the Teletheraphist course with Distinction.
He also has a Jyotish Visharata diploma in K. P. from the K. P. Stellar and Astrological
Research Institute, Chennai. Besides this, he is a Life Member of Indian Council of
Astrological Science, Chennai.
He has worked as a Trade Union Leader under the auspices of the Association of Chemical
Workers, Cadbury Unit from 1993. He held the post of Vice-Chairman. He was nominated
as a P. F. Trustee of the Cadbury Staff Provident Fund from 1995 to 2003.
From 1972 he was a part of the research team of the Urban Development Centre of the
National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering and assisted in various Research
projects and Training Programmes conducted by Dr. Rashmi Mayur, the urban and
environmental scientist.
Two important projects are :
1)“Flight of Talented Personnel from Developing Countries to Developed Countries” for
the United Nations.
2) “Crime, Violence and Tensions” a project for the Home Ministry of India.
The present thesis is a three-year study of the Jyotish Visharadha by thesis.
It is a study on “The Use of Fixed Stars in Astrology” consisting of two sections :
1)The Theoretical Part; and 2) Case Studies.
- 319 Jyotisha Bharati
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